speedwell

speed·well

S0622900 (spēd′wĕl′)n. Any of various plants of the genus Veronica of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and clusters of small, usually blue flowers. Also called veronica.

---

[From archaic speed well, farewell, Godspeed (to you) : speed + well (from the fact that the flowers of V. chamaedrys wilt and fall off soon after being picked).]

speedwell

(ˈspiːdˌwɛl) n (Plants) any of various temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Veronica, such as V. officinalis (heath speedwell) and V. chamaedrys (germander speedwell), having small blue or pinkish white flowers[C16: from speed + well¹]

speed•well

(ˈspidˌwɛl)

n. any plant, shrub, or small tree of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and spikes of small flowers. [1570–80; speed + well¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

speedwell - any plant of the genus Veronica veronicaflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Veronica - widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwellfield speedwell, Veronica agrestis - European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in Americacorn speedwell, Veronica arvensis - erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and Americabird's eye, germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys - Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowerscommon speedwell, gypsyweed, Veronica officinalis - common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemespurslane speedwell, Veronica peregrina - North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europethyme-leaved speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia - perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World

Translations

véronique