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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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