lobelia
lobelia
Definition
lo·belia (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
Etymology: ModL, after Lobelius, Latinized name of Matthias de L'Obel (1538-1616), Fl botanist
lobelia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- trail: My ideal is red pelargonium and white marguerites, set in a bed of trailing blue lobelia.
Adjective modifier
- giant: Higher still lies the moorland zone, where a cover of giant heather is studded with otherworldly giant lobelias.
- blue: Some of us planted blue lobelia for the sky.
Modifies a noun
- herb: If the body is physically tense use cramp bark on it's own or accompanied by a little lobelia herb or black cohosh.
- cardinalis: They planted Doronicum with yellow flowers, ferns, primulas, hostas, cowslips, iris and Lobelia cardinalis around the pond.
- tincture: A poultice of lobelia herb and some lobelia herb tincture drops.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near lobelia
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