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ger·man·der (jər man′dər)

noun

any of a genus (Teucrium) of plants of the mint family, with spikes of flowers that lack an upper lip

Etymology: ME germandre < OFr germandree < ML germandra < Gr chamaidrys < chamai, on the ground (< IE base *ĝhm-, ĝhthem- > L humus & OE guma, man) + drys, tree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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