LOBELIA
lobelia
(noun) any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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