NOUN | plant | heal all, self-heal, Prunella vulgaris | decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties |
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plant | heal all, yellow clintonia, Clintonia borealis | common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits |
Meaning | decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America. | |
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Synonyms | self-heal, Prunella vulgaris | |
Member of | Prunella, genus Prunella | small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Meaning | Common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits. | |
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Synonyms | yellow clintonia, Clintonia borealis | |
Member of | genus Clintonia | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
Broader | clintonia, Clinton's lily | Any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries |
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