HyperDic: genus_leonotis

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Leonotis:
NOUNplantgenus Leonotis, Leonotissmall genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
English > genus Leonotis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa.
SynonymLeonotis
Member ofLabiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint familyA large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint
Membersdagga, Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurusrelatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
lion's-ear, Leonotis nepetaefolia, Leonotis nepetifoliapantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus leonotis, leonotis
Catalangenus leonotis, leonotis

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