| NOUN | plant | Mertensia, genus Mertensia | a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels |
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| Meaning | A genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels. | |
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| Synonym | genus Mertensia | |
| Member of | Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae, borage family | A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit |
| Members | Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica | Smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud |
| Broader | plant genus | A genus of plants |
| Spanish | genus mertensia, mertensia | |
| Catalan | genus mertensia, mertensia | |
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