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valerian/vəˈliəriən/n. 1a a plant of the genus Valeriana (family Valerianaceae) with small usu. pink or white flowers and strong-smelling roots, esp. (in full 全称 common valerian) Valeriana officinalis 缬草(败酱科缬草属草本植物，通常开粉色或白色小花，其根部气味浓郁) b a drug from the root of this, used as a stimulant and antispasmodic 缬草根药(用作兴奋剂和镇静剂) 2 (in full 全称 red valerian) a related Mediterranean plant, Centranthus ruber, widely grown for its spurred flowers 红花缬草(一种与缬草有亲缘关系的地中海植物，种植地域较广，主要使用它的刺花)[Middle English via Old French valeriane from medieval Latin valeriana (herba), apparently fem. of Valerianus ‘of Valerius’ (a personal name)] |