lobelia

[ loh-beel-yuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.

lobelia

/ ləʊˈbiːlɪə /

any plant of the campanulaceous genus Lobelia, having red, blue, white, or yellow five-lobed flowers with the three lower lobes forming a lip

Origin of lobelia¹

1730–40; < New Latin; named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist, physician to James I of England; -ia

Origin of lobelia¹

C18: from New Latin, named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist

My border seeds, the sweet alyssum and lobelia, I had sense enough not to plant, and I sowed none of the perennials.

Olivia asked of the boy, who by this time was quite hidden behind a perfect forest of asters and larkspur and lobelia cardinalis.

Some of the annual flowers may also be used for strong color effects, as Lobelia Erinus and sweet alyssum.

Mr Gordon recommends the tincture of Lobelia inflata, with the use of the cold shower-bath.

This was in pennyroyal time, and when the rare lobelia was in its prime and the elecampane was coming on.

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