HyperDic: genus_mertensia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Mertensia:
NOUNplantgenus Mertensia, Mertensiaa genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
English > genus Mertensia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels.
SynonymMertensia
Member ofBoraginaceae, family Boraginaceae, borage familyA widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
MembersVirginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginicaSmooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
Broaderplant genusA genus of plants
Spanishgenus mertensia, mertensia
Catalangenus mertensia, mertensia

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