Dictionary entry

Germander

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ger‐man″der (?), n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandrée, It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.�; � on the earth or ground + � tree. See Humble, and Tree.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Chamædrys or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.

American germander, Teucrium Canadense. — Germander chickweed, Veronica agrestis. — Water germander, Teucrium Scordium. — Wood germander, Teucrium Scorodonia.