name
Meaning 1
A district in eastern Bristol, England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
speedwell
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈspiːdˌwɛl/
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noun
Meaning 2
A plant of the genus Veronica
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
any plant of the genus Veronica
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: veronica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower
Narrower terms: field speedwell, Veronica agrestis, corn speedwell, Veronica arvensis, germander speedwell, bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys, common speedwell, gypsyweed, Veronica officinalis, purslane speedwell, Veronica peregrina, thyme-leaved speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia
History
Etymology
From speed + well.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: великденче (velikdenče) — plant
- Catalan: verònica — plant
- Czech: rozrazil — plant
- Dutch: ereprijs — plant
- Faroese: bládepla — plant
- Finnish: tädyke — plant
- French: véronique — plant
- German: Ehrenpreis — plant
- Hungarian: veronika — plant
- Icelandic: depla — plant
- Icelandic: æruprís — plant
- Irish: seamair chré — plant
- Kazakh: бөденешөп (bödeneşöp) — plant
- Norman: couothage — plant
- Norman: tèrrêtre — plant
- Polish: przetacznik — plant
- Portuguese: verónica — plant
- Portuguese: verônica — plant
- Romanian: șopârliță — plant
- Romanian: ventrilică — plant
- Romanian: iarba-șarpelui — plant
- Romanian: veronică — plant
- Russian: верони́ка (veroníka) — plant
- Scottish Gaelic: lus-crè — plant
- Turkish: yavşan otu — plant
- Welsh: rhwyddlwyn — plant