| NOUN | plant | lobelia | any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia |
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| Meaning | Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia. | |
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| Member of | genus Lobelia | In some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae |
| Narrower | Indian tobacco, bladderpod, Lobelia inflata | North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic |
| cardinal flower, Indian pink, Lobelia cardinalis | North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers | |
| great lobelia, blue cardinal flower, Lobelia siphilitica | tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers | |
| water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna | Erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water | |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | lobelia | |
| Catalan | lobelia, lobèlia | |
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