Veronica

ve*ron*i*ca

noun

{bc}any of a genus ({it}Veronica{/it}) of annual or perennial herbs of the snapdragon family that have small pink, white, blue or purple flowers with a 4- or 5-lobed calyx, a rotate corolla, two stamens, and the fruit a compressed capsule {dx}compare {dxt|speedwell||}{/dx}

veronica

noun

{bc}an image of Christu0027s face said to have been impressed on the cloth that St. Veronica gave him to wipe his face with on the way to his crucifixion

veronica

noun

{bc}a pase in bullfighting in which the cape is swung slowly away from the charging bull while the matador keeps his feet in the same position