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red valerian
noun
- a bushy valerian, Centranthus ruber, of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson, or white flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red valerian1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences
Masses of red valerian, and some of the graceful bright rose-bay willow-herb, give colour to the banks and overhang the walls.
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It is not spurred as in the case of the Red Valerian (p. 302), but the base of the tube is pouched on one side.
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Here, as in Sicily, the old lava is overgrown with prickly pear and red valerian.
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The old wall is, however, growing gay with another plant--the Red Valerian.
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It grows on walls and rocks, as the Red Valerian does, but it is a very different plant in appearance.
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