speedwell

(-wel′)

noun

any of a genus (Veronica) of plants of the figwort family, with white or bluish flower spikes

Origin: < speed, v. + well: orig. sense prob. “prosper well”

See speedwell in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various plants of the genus Veronica, having opposite leaves and clusters of small, usually blue flowers.

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