lobelia

(lō bēl′yə, -bē′lē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Lobelia) of annual or perennial plants of the bellflower family, having white, blue, or red flowers of very irregular shape

Origin: ModL, after Lobelius, Latinized name of Matthias de L'Obel (1538-1616), Fl botanist

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noun

Any of numerous plants of the genus Lobelia, having terminal racemes of variously colored flowers with a bilabiate corolla.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Lobelia, genus name

Origin: , after Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616), Flemish botanist and physician

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