different between fluellin vs speedwell

English

Alternative forms

• lluellin

Etymology

From Welsh llysiau Llewellyn, literally Llewellyn's herbs.

Noun

fluellin (countable and uncountable, plural fluellins)

1. (obsolete) Any of various varieties of Veronica, especially Veronica officinalis; speedwell.
   • 1770, Charles Alston, Lectures on the Materia Medica, Lecture LVII:

     Round-leaved female fluellin, or speedwell. It grows among the corn, flowering in July or August, in England.

2. Alternative form of fluellen (Kickxia spp.)

References

• fluellin at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

speed +? well

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spi?d?w?l/

Noun

speedwell (plural speedwells)

1. A plant of the genus Veronica

Synonyms

• (Veronica): veronica, bird's eye, gypsyweed, fluellin

Derived terms

• common speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
• corn speedwell (Veronica arvnesis)
• field speedwell (Veronica agrestes)
• germander speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
• heath speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
• purslane speedwell (Veronica peregrina)
• thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
• water speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)

Translations

References

• Veronica (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Veronica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Veronica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• deepwells