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germander - Teucrium fruticans -
type species of Teucrium

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Late Middle English, from French germandrée, itself from Medieval Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, literally ground-oak).

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germander (plural germanders)

 
Teucrium chamaedrys
  1. A Mediterranean herb, Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens.
  2. Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.

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