orval

French orvale.

orval (uncountable)

1. Salvia viridis, a kind of sage.

   Synonym: annual clary

• “orval”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• roval, valor, volar

From Latin aurum valet (literally “it is worth gold”), folk etymology for Latin auris galli (“cock's ear”), from auris (“ear”) and galli, genitive of gallus (“cock”). Compare French orvale (“clary sage”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [urˈbal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [orˈval]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oɾˈval]

orval m (plural orvals)

1. Senecio doria, a species of ragwort.

   Synonym: allop

2. ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

   Synonym: bufera

3. shrubby St. John's wort (Hypericum androsaemum)

   Synonym: totabona

4. clary sage

   Synonym: sàlvia romana

5. black-crowned night heron

   Synonym: martinet de nit

• “orval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “orval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.