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# valerian

noun (valerian — a plant, valerians)

«valerian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Valerian is a tall wild plant with small sweet-smelling pink or white flowers that grows by rivers and in damp places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#m1)
2. Valerian is also a medicine made from the root of this plant, which some people take to help them sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#m2)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows the river banks are full of wild flowers such as willow-herb and meadowsweet; valerian grows in such places too. Red valerian grows on old walls and cliffs in Britain. Cats are attracted to the smell of valerian root, a bit like catnip.

### Examples

- Pink valerian grew along the river bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#x1)
- Red valerian sprouted from the old castle wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#x2)
- Butterflies visit valerian flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#x3)
- Some adults take valerian to help them sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#x4)
- Our cat rolled in the valerian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#x5)
- The root of valerian smells very strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced va-LEER-ee-un. Herbal medicines should be taken only with an adult's say-so.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «valerian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valerian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«valerian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/valerian.html) on Mova free.