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Valeriana

va·le·riana

uncommon

noun

1.

genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs

Origin

From Spanish Valeriana. By surface analysis, Valerian + -a. The archaeological site was named after Laguna la Valeriana, a neighbouring lake.

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