HyperDic: lobelia

English > 1 sense of the word lobelia:
NOUNplantlobeliaany plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
English > lobelia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny plant or flower of the genus Lobelia.
Member ofgenus LobeliaIn some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae
NarrowerIndian tobacco, bladderpod, Lobelia inflataNorth American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
cardinal flower, Indian pink, Lobelia cardinalisNorth American lobelia having brilliant red flowers
great lobelia, blue cardinal flower, Lobelia siphiliticatall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers
water lobelia, Lobelia dortmannaErect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishlobelia
Catalanlobelia, lobèlia

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