germander

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Late Middle English, from French germandrée, itself from Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, literally “ground-oak”).

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germander (plural germanders)

  1. A Mediterranean herb, of species Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens.
  2. Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.

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