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   valerian
         n 1: a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected
               leaves and cymose white or pink flowers

English Dictionary: Valeriana officinalis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valerian family
n
  1. genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
    Synonym(s): Valerianaceae, family Valerianaceae, valerian family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valeriana
n
  1. genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs
    Synonym(s): Valeriana, genus Valeriana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valeriana officinalis
n
  1. tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
    Synonym(s): common valerian, garden heliotrope, Valeriana officinalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valerianaceae
n
  1. genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
    Synonym(s): Valerianaceae, family Valerianaceae, valerian family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valerianella
n
  1. genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized [syn: Valerianella, genus Valerianella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valerianella locusta
n
  1. widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed
    Synonym(s): common corn salad, lamb's lettuce, Valerianella olitoria, Valerianella locusta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valerianella olitoria
n
  1. widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed
    Synonym(s): common corn salad, lamb's lettuce, Valerianella olitoria, Valerianella locusta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
value orientation
n
  1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"
    Synonym(s): ethic, moral principle, value-system, value orientation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Villa Hermosa
n
  1. a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco
    Synonym(s): Villahermosa, Villa Hermosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Villahermosa
n
  1. a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco
    Synonym(s): Villahermosa, Villa Hermosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vowel rhyme
n
  1. the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
    Synonym(s): assonance, vowel rhyme
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valeramide \Val`er*am"ide\, n. [Valeric + amide.] (Chem.)
      The acid amide derivative of valeric acid, obtained as a
      white crystalline substance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some
      person named Valerius, or fr. L. valere to be strong.
      powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F.
      val[82]riane.] (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Valeriana}. The root of the officinal
      valerian ({V. officinalis}) has a strong smell, and is much
      used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
  
      {Greek valerian} (Bot.), a plant ({Polemonium c[91]ruleum})
            with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of
            the officinal valerian.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Setwall \Set"wall`\, n. [CF. {Cetewale}.] (Bot.)
      A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities
      ({Valeriana officinalis}, or {V. Pyrenaica}). [Obs.] [Written
      also {setwal}.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valerianaceous \Va*le`ri*an*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order
      ({Valerianacc[91]}) of which the valerian is the type. The
      order includes also the corn salads and the oriental
      spikenard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valerianate \Va*le"ri*an*ate\, n. (Chem.)
      A valerate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lamb \Lamb\ (l[acr]m), n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. &
      Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The young of the sheep.
  
      2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
  
      3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock
            Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
  
      {Lamb of God}, {The Lamb} (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in
            allusion to the paschal lamb.
  
                     The twelve apostles of the Lamb.         --Rev. xxi.
                                                                              14.
  
                     Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
                     the world.                                          --John i. 29.
  
      {Lamb's lettuce} (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate
            leaves ({Valerianella olitoria}), often used as a salad;
            corn salad. [Written also {lamb lettuce}.]
  
      {Lamb's tongue}, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit,
            for making curved grooves. --Knight.
  
      {Lamb's wool}.
            (a) The wool of a lamb.
            (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably
                  from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to
                  lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valerianic \Va*le`ri*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Performance to, or obtained from, valerian root;
      specifically, designating an acid which is usually called
      valeric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valerin \Val"er*in\, n. [Valeric + glycerin.] (Chem.)
      A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter,
      dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a
      slightly unpleasant odor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valerone \Val"er*one\, n. (Chem.)
      A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Valhermoso Sprin, AL
      Zip code(s): 35775

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Valyermo, CA
      Zip code(s): 93563
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