veronica
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- noun
- /vəˈrɒnɪkə/
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verónica
- Turkish veronica
- blue veronica
Examples
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The spikelets on the veronica seem too purple to be real.
Fiction book (1999) -
I need to deadhead the veronicas.
Blog text (2) -
The garden was filled with vibrant veronica plants, each displaying clusters of bright blue flowers.
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She admired the delicate blossoms of the veronica, which added a lovely splash of color to the flowerbed.
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For the spring display, we chose several varieties of veronica that thrive in sunny locations.
Synonyms
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A small flowering plant with blue or purple flowers that grows in gardens and fields
Compounds
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A group of small flowering plants with blue, pink, white, or purple flowers
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A low European plant with small blue flowers on long stalks now found in North America
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A low spreading plant with dense light purple flowers that grows near streams in western North America and northeastern Asia
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A small common European plant with hairy stems and pale blue or lilac flowers
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A low plant with small leaves and tiny blue flowers that grows close to the ground
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A flowering plant that grows in wet places like streams and marshes, often called water speedwell
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A small annual plant with blue flowers that grows in fields and waste places in Europe and North America
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A plant with trailing stems and blue flowers that grows in wet places like stream banks
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A small wild plant from Europe and Asia with blue flowers that often covers the ground
Surface Forms
Etymology
Veronica comes from the name of Saint Veronica, and a helpful way to remember that name is to think of the Latin parts vera 'true' and icon 'image', from a famous cloth said to show a 'true image' of a face. That's why the name veronica is used for a plant with small, showy blue or white flowers, often called 'speedwell'.