Meanings
nounred valerian (plural red valerians)
plural red valerians
- A garden plant, of species Centranthus ruber, native to the Mediterranean region.
Synonyms: devil's beard, fox's brush, Jupiter's beard, kiss-me-quick, spur valerian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA garden plant, of species Centranthus ruber, native to the Mediterranean region.
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nounEuropean herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
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French honeysuckleCentranthus ruber
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Translations
Catalan herba de Sant Jordi
- herba de Sant JordiCentranthus ruber
Dutch spoorbloem
- spoorbloemCentranthus ruber
Finnish punavirma
- punavirmaCentranthus ruber
German (Rote) Spornblume
- (Rote) SpornblumeCentranthus ruber
Greek ανάλατος
- ανάλατος (análatos)Centranthus ruber
Hungarian piros sarkantyúvirág
- piros sarkantyúvirágCentranthus ruber
Polish ostrogowiec (czerwony)
- ostrogowiec (czerwony)Centranthus ruber
Spanish centranto
- centrantoCentranthus ruber
Swedish flerårig pipört, pipört
- flerårig pipörtCentranthus ruber
- pipörtCentranthus ruber
Tagalog amores
- amoresCentranthus ruber
Turkish mahmuz çiçeği
- mahmuz çiçeğiCentranthus ruber
Welsh triaglog goch
- triaglog gochCentranthus ruber
Cite this entry
APA
red valerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20valerian
MLA
“red valerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20valerian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red valerian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20valerian.
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