[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vernacle \ver"nacle\, n.
   see veronica, 1. obs.
   1913 webster
see also:
veronica 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

veronica \veron"ica\, n. ll.; -- so called from veronica, a
   woman who, according to an old legend, as christ was carrying
   the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an
   impression of his countenance; veronica is fr. mgr.
   beroni`kh, fr. macedonian bereni`kh, for gr. fereni`kh,
   literally, carrying off victory, victorious.
   1. a portrait or representation of the face of our savior on
      the alleged handkerchief of saint veronica, preserved at
      rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any
      similar representation of the face of the savior. formerly
      called also vernacle, and vernicle.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a genus of scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell.
      see speedwell.
      1913 webster

   note: several herbaceous species are common in both europe
         and america, most of which have small blue flowers. a
         few shrubby species from new zealand are sometimes
         found in cultivation.
         1913 webster
see also:
vernacle vernicle speedwell 

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