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speedwell

noun speed·well \ˈspēd-ˌwel\

Definition of SPEEDWELL

:  a perennial European herb (Veronica officinalis) of the snapdragon family that is naturalized in North America and has small bluish flowers in axillary racemes; broadly :  veronica
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First Known Use of SPEEDWELL

1578
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