A plant of the genus Veronica or similar herbaceous plants that were traditionally used in folk medicine.
Combining 'badger' (possibly referring to badger-like properties or old folk associations) with 'weed' (herbaceous plant). Folk plant names often incorporated animal names for medicinal plants.
Common names for plants are wonderfully chaotic—the same plant might be called six different things depending on what region you're in, and 'badgerweed' reflects how rural communities named plants based on local animals or folklore.
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