Any of various usually aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium, with purplish or reddish flowers.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English germandre, from Old French germandree, alteration of Medieval Latin germandrea, from Late Greek khamandrua, from Greek khamaidrs : khamai, on the ground; see dhghem- in Appendix I + drs, oak; see deru- in Appendix I.