speedwell

See also: Speedwell

English

speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)

Etymology

From speed +‎ well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiːdˌwɛl/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

speedwell (plural speedwells)

1. A plant of the genus Veronica

Synonyms

• (Veronica): veronica, bird's eye, gypsyweed, fluellin

Derived terms

• bastard speedwell
• common speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
• corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis)
• creeping speedwell (Veronica peduncularis; Veronica plebeia)
• field speedwell (Veronica agrestes)
• germander speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
• heath speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
• purslane speedwell (Veronica peregrina)
• thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
• water speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)

Translations

plant

• Bulgarian: великденче (bg) n (velikdenče)
• Catalan: verònica f
• Czech: rozrazil (cs) m
• Dutch: ereprijs (nl)
• Faroese: bládepla f
• Finnish: tädyke (fi)
• French: véronique (fr) f
• German: Ehrenpreis m
• Hungarian: veronika (hu)
• Icelandic: depla f, æruprís m
• Irish: seamair chré f
• Kazakh: бөденешөп (bödeneşöp)
• Norman: couothage m (Jersey), tèrrêtre m (Jersey)
• Polish: przetacznik (pl) m
• Portuguese: verónica f (Portugal), verônica (pt) f (Brazil)
• Romanian: șopârliță (ro) f, ventrilică (ro) f, iarba-șarpelui (ro) f, veronică (ro) f
• Russian: верони́ка (ru) f (veroníka)
• Scottish Gaelic: lus-crè m
• Turkish: yavşan otu (tr)
• Welsh: rhwyddlwyn m

References

• Veronica (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Veronica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Veronica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• deepwells