Speedwell

Word SPEEDWELL
Character 9
Hyphenation speed well
Pronunciations /ˈspiːdˌwɛl/

Definitions and meanings of "Speedwell"

What do we mean by speedwell?

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

A plant of the genus Veronica, especially V. Chamædrys, an herb with creeping and ascending stems, and racemes of bright-blue flowers, whence it has received in Great Britain such fanciful names as angel's-eyes, bird's-eye, god's-eye, and eyebright. Also called germander-speedwell. noun

Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off. noun

A plant of genus Veronica. noun

Any plant of the genus Veronica noun

A plant of the genus Veronica

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The word "speedwell" in example sentences

I think speedwell is also available in the Stepables line, meaning it can take some light foot traffic, so it would work well between stepping stones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oriental cockroach, lately imported; and Mr. Brewer observed with joy in his garden at Reigate the blue Buxbaum speedwell, which is now the acknowledged and hated pest of the Surrey agriculturist. ❋ Grant Allen (1873)

For your buttonhole I have braided loosestrife and self-heal and eyebrightand speedwell and speedwell. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A little further away, on Windmill Hill, the breeze had torn up tiny bits of brown paper which turned out to be small heath butterflies, and ginger, red and black bumblebees barreled over short turf jewelled in the blue and yellow of speedwell and buttercup. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Iffen anywun heer likes growing fings in gardens, mani speeshees ob bluebell and speedwell aer endanjured, adn mani obber wildflowers aer becoming rare. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thaznks, speedwell-- I have never seen Mckay's here, but I'll look for it! ❋ Bryanna Clark Grogan (2008)

Notably, the AAUP opposes this practice. speedwell ❋ Unknown (2007)

For this is a safer time of year than the flourish of the spring-tide, when the impulse of young warmth awaking was suddenly smitten by the bleak east wind, and cowslip and cuckoo-flower and speedwell got their bright lips browned with cold. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

A tea made from equal parts of sage, wormwood, licorice root, and alpine speedwell has also been used. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

Around the fresh soil of the grave are a profusion of wild irises, speedwell, and a cluster of tiny blue flowers whose name escapes me although I have seen them before. ❋ Sting (2003)

From the shore you can see the mound in the grass where our lady lies beneath the hanging willow among the wild irises and the speedwell and the blue-and-yellow forget-me-nots. ❋ Sting (2003)

Small, with a clear fair skin and black hair, and blue eyes like speedwell, and a smiling light in her face that was like music. ❋ Susan Cooper (2001)

Kincaid recognized the plant from the rambles of his Cheshire boyhood—speedwell, the gentian-blue flowers along the pathside that were said to “speed you well” upon your journey. ❋ Deborah Crombie (1995)

He plucked a sprig of speedwell from the ground and rolled it between his fingers, considering. ❋ Putney, Mary Jo (1990)

The second was Leynart, standing beside the embroidered curtains, his speedwell-blue eyes enormous with startlement and alarm. ❋ Hambly, Barbara (1988)

When they were in the open, they saw that he had eyes as bright blue as the speedwell in the grass, and hair almost as yellow as the celandines. ❋ Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 (1962)

This is a tall-growing and distinct species, newly imported from Japan; it is perfectly hardy and herbaceous, and differs very much indeed from its creeping and evergreen relation, the moneywort, or "creeping jenny," being more like a tall speedwell, having large leaves; it is so dissimilar, there can be no likelihood of confounding it with other species. ❋ John Wood (N/A)

The Indian paint-brush, the speedwell, the elephant's trunk, and the pigeon bills are all well-known members of the large figwort family which does much to embellish the Mountain meadows. ❋ John H. Williams (N/A)

Bonny lassie O! There's the daisy all the year, bonny lassie O! There's the king-cup bright as gold, and the speedwell never cold, ❋ J. L. Cherry (N/A)

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