Crossword clues for valerian
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some person named Valerius, or fr. L. valere to be strong. powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F. val['e]riane.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian ( Valeriana officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
Greek valerian (Bot.), a plant ( Polemonium c[ae]ruleum) with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of the officinal valerian.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
plant of Eurasia, cultivated for its medicinal root, late 14c., from Old French valeriane "wild valerian" (13c.), apparently from feminine singular of Latin adjective Valerianus, from the personal name Valerius (see Valerie); but Weekley writes, "some of the German and Scand. forms of the name point rather to connection with the saga-hero Wieland."
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (non-gloss definition: a Roman cognomen, notably borne by ''Publius Licinius Valerianus'', a Roman emperor) Etymology 2
n. (given name male A=A Russian from=Russian English)
WordNet
n. a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers
Wikipedia
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers that bloom in the summer. Valerian flower extracts were used as a perfume in the 16th century.
Native to Europe and parts of Asia, valerian has been introduced into North America. The flowers are frequently visited by many fly species, especially hoverflies of the genus Eristalis. It is consumed as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth) species including the grey pug.
Other names used for this plant include garden valerian (to distinguish it from other Valeriana species), garden heliotrope (although not related to Heliotropium), and all-heal (which is also used for plants in the genus Stachys). Red valerian, often grown in gardens, is also sometimes referred to as "valerian", but is a different species (Centranthus ruber) from the same family and not very closely related.
Crude extract of valerian root is sold as a dietary supplement in the form of capsules. Valerian root may have sedative and anxiolytic effects.
The amino acid valine is named after this plant.
Valerian (; ; 193/195/200 – 260 or 264), also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260 AD. He was taken captive by Sassanian Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the first Roman Emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing instability in the Empire.
Valerian may refer to:
Plants:
- Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant, Valeriana officinalis
- Other plants in the genus Valeriana
- Centranthus, a genus containing plants closely related to Valeriana
Arts and entertainment:
- a character in Valérian and Laureline, a comics series
- Early pseudonym for Gary Numan, a musician
- A race in the Star Trek universe, see Dramatis Personae (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
People:
- Valerian (name), persons with the given name
Usage examples of "valerian".
Dandelion, Gentian and Valerian for some reason have survived and the Homeopaths use many more, but such useful plants as Agrimony, Slippery Elm, Horehound, Bistort, Poplar, Bur Marigold, Wood Betony, Wood Sanicle, Wild Carrot, Raspberry leaves, and the Sarsaparillas are now only used by Herbalists.
And with that word anon there gan appear An old man, clad in white clothes clear, That had a book with letters of gold in hand, And gan before Valerian to stand.
Cecile him took, and buried him anon By Tiburce and Valerian softely, Within their burying-place, under the stone.
Thascius Cyprianus should be immediately beheaded, as the enemy of the gods of Rome, and as the chief and ringleader of a criminal association, which he had seduced into an impious resistance against the laws of the most holy emperors, Valerian and Gallienus.
Under the deplorable reigns of Valerian and Gallienus, the empire was oppressed and almost destroyed by the soldiers, the tyrants, and the barbarians.
Even then, however, the details of the Fourierist blueprint for the future had seemed to him rather ridiculous, and he had agreed with his friend Valerian Maikov that the phalanstery hardly left any leeway for the freedom of the individual.
There were any number of ways he could protect Rapha from the Valerians.
The senate and people of Rome revered a stranger who had avenged their captive emperor, and even the insensible son of Valerian accepted Odenathus for his legitimate colleague.
At another silent command from Valerian, a trio of the skimpily clad women moved to sit cross-legged under the suspended coach.
The arms, horses, and camels, with an immense treasure of gold, silver, silk, and precious stones, were all delivered to the conqueror, who, leaving only a garrison of six hundred archers, returned to Emesa, and employed some time in the distribution of rewards and punishments at the end of so memorable a war, which restored to the obedience of Rome those provinces that had renounced their allegiance since the captivity of Valerian.
Whilst that prince, and his infant son Salonius, displayed, in the court of Treves, the majesty of the empire its armies were ably conducted by their general, Posthumus, who, though he afterwards betrayed the family of Valerian, was ever faithful to the great interests of the monarchy.
She paced beside fragrant beds of flowers and herbs: marjoram, to cure an aching head, valerian to calm the spirit, lavender to scent the soul and give gifts to the Hawthorn God, and roses.
It appears, however, that about forty years afterwards the emperor Valerian was persuaded of the truth of this assertion, since in one of his rescripts he evidently supposes, that senators, Roman knights, and ladies of quality, were engaged in the Christian sect.
I do know that she worked for that magician, Valerian something-or-other, in the showroom at the Venetian Hotel.
Quinine for the regular morning and evening doses, sulphonal and trional for insomnia, ether for injections in case of anemia after hemorrhage, morphine for delirium, citrite of caffeine for weakness of the heart, tincture of valerian for the tympanites, bismuth to relieve nausea and vomiting, and the crushed ice wrapped in flannel cloths for the cold pack in the event of hyperpyrexia.