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speedwell

[ speed-wel ]

noun

  1. any of several plants, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and small flowers.


speedwell

/ ˈspiːdˌwɛl /

noun

  1. any of various temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Veronica, such as V. officinalis ( heath speedwell ) and V. chamaedrys ( germander speedwell ), having small blue or pinkish white flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of speedwell1

1570–80; speed + well 1; so called because its petals fade and fall early
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speedwell1

C16: from speed + well 1
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Example Sentences

After a short delay both vessels set out together; but they soon had to put back, because the Speedwell proved unsafe.

Low-growing lavender-colored phlox appears in masses, and Cusick's speedwell forms large patches of low-lying blue.

And they should never have built those two last ships, the Speedwell and the Goodhope; the return on them didn't justify it.

They managed to charter for this purpose two small vessels, the Speedwell and the Mayflower.

The Speedwell was found to be unseaworthy and was abandoned.

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