valeric Definition

valerian
noun

1a. Any of a family of small flowering plants of Europe and Asia with pinnate leaves, toothed leaflets, pink tubular flowers borne in dense terminal heads, and rhizome roots;
1b. A sedative drug derived from the root.
2. A related plant native to the N hemisphere which has oval leaves and red or white spurred flowers.

Form: red valerian (in full)

Derivative: valeric
adj

Etymology: 14c: from Latin valeriana herba, from the name Valerius.