veronica, speedwell

any plant of the genus Veronica

• field speedwell, Veronica agrestis — European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America
• corn speedwell, Veronica arvensis — erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America
• germander speedwell, bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys — Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
• common speedwell, gypsyweed, Veronica officinalis — common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
• purslane speedwell, Veronica peregrina — North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe
• thyme-leaved speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia — perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World

• flower — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

• genus Veronica — widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell