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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Teucrium_fruticans_FlowersCloseup_2009April26_SierraMadrona.jpg/220px-Teucrium_fruticans_FlowersCloseup_2009April26_SierraMadrona.jpg)
type species of Teucrium
Etymology
[edit]Late Middle English, from French germandrée, itself from Medieval Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, literally “ground-oak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈmændə/
- Rhymes: -ændə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: ger‧man‧der
Noun
[edit]germander (plural germanders)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Echte_gamander_plant_Teucrium_chamaedrys_subsp._germanicum.jpg/220px-Echte_gamander_plant_Teucrium_chamaedrys_subsp._germanicum.jpg)
- A Mediterranean herb, Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens.
- Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.
Derived terms
[edit]- American germander (Teucrium canadense)
- Canada germander (Teucrium canadense)
- felty germander (Teucrium polium)
- germander chickweed (Veronica agrestis)
- germander sage (Teucrium scordium, Salvia chamaedryoides)
- germander speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
- poley germander (Teucrium polium)
- tree germander (Teucrium fruticans)
- wall germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
- water germander (Teucrium scordium)
- wood germander (Teucrium scorodonia)
- woodland germander (Teucrium scorodonia)
Translations
[edit]mint plant of genus Teucrium
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Further reading
[edit]Teucrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Teucrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Teucrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- germander at USDA Plants database
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