单词 | valerian |
释义 | va·le·ri·an ![]() n. 1. Any of several plants of the family Valerianaceae, especially Valeriana officinalis, native to Eurasia and widely cultivated for its small, fragrant, white to pink or lavender flowers and for use in medicine. 2. The dried rhizomes of Valeriana officinalis, used medicinally as a sedative. [Middle English, from Old French valeriane, from Medieval Latin valeriāna, probably from feminine of Latin Valeriānus, of Valeria, Roman province where the plant originated.] |
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