HyperDic: virginia_bluebell

English > 1 sense of the expression Virginia bluebell:
NOUNplantVirginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginicasmooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
English > Virginia bluebell: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSmooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud.
SynonymsVirginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica
Member ofMertensia, genus MertensiaA genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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