(n) plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers, Syn.Veronica americana, American brooklime
(n) perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World, Syn.Veronica serpyllifolia
n. [ LL.; -- so called from Veronica, a woman who, according to an old legend, as Christ was carrying the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an impression of his countenance; Veronica is fr. MGr. Beroni`kh, fr. Macedonian Bereni`kh, for Gr. Fereni`kh, literally, carrying off victory, victorious. ] 1. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) A genus of scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Several herbaceous species are common in both Europe and America, most of which have small blue flowers. A few shrubby species from New Zealand are sometimes found in cultivation. [ 1913 Webster ]
[おおいぬふぐり;オオイヌフグリ, ooinufuguri ; ooinufuguri] (n) (uk) (See 大犬の陰嚢) Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell [Add to Longdo]
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