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valerian

/vəˈlɪəɹɪən/

Meanings
noun

缬草，猫薄荷

A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.

Examples :

"The gardener planted valerian near the vegetable patch to attract beneficial insects with its fragrant pink flowers. "
园丁在菜地附近种了缬草，用它芬芳的粉红色花朵来吸引益虫。
plant biology medicine nature

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration sedative

sedative noun

/ˈsɛdətɪv/

镇静剂，安眠药

"The doctor prescribed a sedative to help her patient sleep better at night. "

医生给她病人开了镇静药，帮助她晚上睡得更好。

Illustration gardener

gardener noun

/ˈɡɑːdnə/ /ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/

园丁，花匠。

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

想想吧，上帝让你成为了一位园丁，让你铲除恶习，播种美德。

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

药物，药品

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

药物让我的奶奶在感冒后感觉好多了。

Illustration perennial

perennial noun

/pəˈɹɛni.əl/

多年生植物

"The rose bushes in the garden are perennial, so we only need to plant them once. "

花园里的那些玫瑰是多年生植物，所以我们只需要种一次就行了。

Illustration fragrant

fragrant adjective

/ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/

芳香，馨香。

"The fragrant roses filled the room with a lovely scent. "

那些芳香的玫瑰花让整个房间都充满了美妙的香味。

Illustration sweetly

sweetly adverb

/ˈswiːtli/

甜美地，悦耳地。

"The little girl smiled sweetly at her mother after receiving a sticker. "

小女孩收到贴纸后，甜甜地对着妈妈笑了。

Illustration vegetable

vegetable noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəl/

蔬菜，青菜.

"My mom planted many different vegetables in her garden. "

我妈妈在她的花园里种了好多不同的蔬菜。

Illustration flowering

flowering verb

/ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/

开花， 绽放。

"This plant flowers in June."

这种植物在六月份开花。

Illustration scented

scented verb

/ˈsɛntɪd/ /sɛnˈtɪd/

闻到，嗅到。

"The hounds scented the fox in the woods."

猎犬在树林里闻到了狐狸的气味。

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。

Illustration beneficial

beneficial noun

/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/

益处，好处

"A healthy diet is a beneficial for maintaining good health. "

健康的饮食对于保持健康是一种益处。