genus Valeriana

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genus Valeriana - genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubsValerianaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Valerianaceae, valerian family, Valerianaceae - genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odorvalerian - a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers