germander

/dʒərˈmændər/
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Definitions of germander
  1. noun
    any of various plants of the genus Teucrium
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    American germander, Teucrium canadense, wood sage
    subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America
    Teucrium chamaedrys, wall germander
    European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots
    Teucrium marum, cat thyme, marum
    Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats
    Teucrium scorodonia, wood sage
    European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
    type of:
    subshrub, suffrutex
    low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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