Ger-män'der, n.

n. [Fr. germandrée, Pr. germandrea, It. calamandrea, Sp. camedrio, camedreo, camedris, Lat. chamædrys, Gr. χαμαιδρύος, from χαμαί, on the earth or ground, and δρῦς, Skr. dru, tree, especially the oak.] (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genera Veronica and Teucrium, formerly much used, in Europe, for medicine and in brewing.