polemonium (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *polemonium*:
NOUN	plant	polemonium	any plant of the genus Polemonium

English > *polemonium*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions.
Member of	genus Polemonium	type genus of the Polemoniaceae
Narrower	Greek valerian, Polemonium reptans	Erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
	Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, charity, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae	pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
	northern Jacob's ladder, Polemonium boreale	perennial erect herb with white flowers
	skunkweed, skunk-weed, Polemonium viscosum	tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	polemonium
Catalan	polemonium

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