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speedwell
[ speed-wel ]
noun
- any of several plants, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and small flowers.
speedwell
/ ˈspiːdˌwɛl /
noun
- any of various temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Veronica, such as V. officinalis ( heath speedwell ) and V. chamaedrys ( germander speedwell ), having small blue or pinkish white flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speedwell1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speedwell1
C16: from speed + well 1
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Example Sentences
After a short delay both vessels set out together; but they soon had to put back, because the Speedwell proved unsafe.
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Low-growing lavender-colored phlox appears in masses, and Cusick's speedwell forms large patches of low-lying blue.
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And they should never have built those two last ships, the Speedwell and the Goodhope; the return on them didn't justify it.
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They managed to charter for this purpose two small vessels, the Speedwell and the Mayflower.
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The Speedwell was found to be unseaworthy and was abandoned.
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