HyperDic: virginia_cowslip

English > 1 sense of the expression Virginia cowslip:
NOUNplantVirginia cowslip, Virginia bluebell, Mertensia virginicasmooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
English > Virginia cowslip: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSmooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud.
SynonymsVirginia bluebell, Mertensia virginica
Member ofMertensia, genus MertensiaA genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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