English > Frasera: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia. |
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Synonym | genus Frasera |
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Member of | Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae, gentian family | chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers |
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Members | columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian | Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera |
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green gentian, Frasera speciosa, Swertia speciosa | tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green |
Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
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Spanish | frasera, genus frasera |
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Catalan | frasera, genus frasera |
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