lobelia
(noun) any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
lobelia (plural lobelias)
A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily pf family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.
• oilable
Source: Wiktionary
Lo*be"li*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
