Definition of Orval

1. n. A kind of sage (Salvia Horminum).

Definition of Orval

1. Noun. (botany) ''Salvia horminum'', a kind of sage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orval

1. a plant of the sage genus [n -S]

Medical Definition of Orval

1. A kind of sage (Salvia Horminum). Origin: F. Orvale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orval

orthotropous ovule
orthovanadate
orthovanadates
orthovoltage
orthowalpurgite
orthoxylene
orthoxylenes
orthros
orthroses
ortolan
ortolan bunting
ortolans
orts
ortygan
ortygans
orval (current term)
orvals
orvet
orvietan
orvieto
orycenin
oryctere
orycteres
orycterope
orycteropes
oryctognosy
oryctography
oryctological
oryctologist
oryctologists

Literary usage of Orval

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"At the death of orval Pool, his daughter Mrs. Docker bad four children, William, ... The estate of orval Pool is alleged in the bill to have been worth, ..."

2. Sights and Sounds: The Mystery of the Day: Comprising an Entire History of by Henry Spicer (1853)
"... Lactantius—Les Previsions d'orval—The Jesuit priest—The Rev. Robert Fleming—Moreau—Interesting letter from a member of the Shaker community—Dr. Harriet ..."

3. The Celestial Telegraph: Or, Secrets of the Life to Come, Revealed Through by Louis Alphonse Cahagnet (1851)
"Scarcely was Adele asleep than we summoned the recluse by the title of: The author of the D'orval Prophecy. This man forthwith appeared. ..."

4. A Pilgrimage to Treves, Through the Valley of the Meuse and the Forest of by Charles Edward Anthon (1845)
"... of orval.— City of Luxembourg.—The Moselle.—Monument of Igel.—Processions.—Treves. HAVING hired an antique vehicle, called here, by courtesy, ..."

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