different between valerian vs valerol

English

Etymology

From Old French valeriane or Medieval Latin valeri?na, a reinterpretation of what is found as German Baldrian after val?re (“to be powerful”) or also the gentilic name Valerius, which is seemingly borrowed in the Dark Age period from the late 6^th to early 8^th century from Turkic or Proto-Mongolic, when the Pannonian Avars were direct neighbours to the Germans, notably also present in Hungarian bojtorján (“burdock”), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic, reflected as
Middle Mongolian ??????????? (bal?ir?an-a, “false hellebore; angelica”), composed as ?????? (bal?ir, “infant; young, tender, fresh, rank”) + plant name suffix ????? (-?ana),
Mongolian ?????????? (balchirgana, “false hellebore; angelica”), composed as ?????? (balchir, “infant; young, tender, fresh, rank”) + plant name suffix -???? (-gana).

See Ottoman Turkish ???????? (bald?ran, “hemlock”) for Turkic cognates.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v??l?????n/
• Homophone: Valyrian

Noun

valerian (countable and uncountable, plural valerians)

1. A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.
2. More generally, any plant of the genus Valeriana.
3. (uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.
4. An extract of the dried roots of the Valeriana officinalis used in herbal medicine as a sedative.

Synonyms

• (Valeriana officinalis): allheal, cat thyme

Translations

Anagrams

• Ravelian

English

Etymology

valerian +? -ol

Noun

valerol (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, organic chemistry) A mixture of terpenoid alcohols obtained from the essential oil of valerian

Anagrams

• all over, all-over, allover, overall