speedwell
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- noun
- /ˈspiːdˌwɛl/
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verónica
- The small, delicate blooms of speedwell attract many bees and butterflies to our yard.
- small speedwell
Examples
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The ship was the Speedwell.
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Georgia's blue Speedwell, Beautiful ground covers.
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Really sweet Georgia Blue Veronica, or Speedwell is the common name.
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Two weeks later, Bill Collier's schooner Speedwell capsized in a squall in the Marquesas, down here about eighteen miles off of Key West.
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In spring, the garden was filled with beautiful speedwell flowers that bloomed in shades of blue.
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We planted speedwell as a ground cover, and it quickly flourished in the temperate climate.
Synonyms
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A small flowering plant with blue or white flowers often grown in gardens
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A small plant with blue and white flowers often found in meadows and gardens
A group of small flowering plants with blue, pink, white, or purple flowers
Compounds
A small hairy plant that lives for many years with pale blue or lilac flowers
A small annual plant with tiny blue flowers that grows in open ground like roadsides
A small North American plant with tiny white flowers that grows as a common weed
- Specialized
A plant with spikes of small blue flowers that grows in wet places near rivers and ponds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word speedwell comes from old English parts speed and well, where speed meant 'success' or 'good luck' and well meant 'health' or 'well-being'. People thought the little blue flowers could bring luck or help health, so the name links the plant to a cheerful, helpful herb.