A common name for plants of the mint family, particularly Teucrium, used historically in herbal medicine.
From Greek 'chamaidrys' (dwarf oak), distorted through Medieval Latin and Old French. 'Ger-' is a corruption of the Greek prefix elements, creating a plant name with disputed etymology.
Germander is the plant politicians weaponized — 'gerrymandering' might actually derive from Governor Elbridge Gerry's salamander-shaped district, but some etymologists argue it's from this plant (germ-ander), since early maps allegedly looked botanical.
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