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lobelia
[ loh-beel-yuh ]
noun
- any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
lobelia
/ ləʊˈbiːlɪə /
noun
- any plant of the campanulaceous genus Lobelia, having red, blue, white, or yellow five-lobed flowers with the three lower lobes forming a lip
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lobelia1
C18: from New Latin, named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist
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Example Sentences
My border seeds, the sweet alyssum and lobelia, I had sense enough not to plant, and I sowed none of the perennials.
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Olivia asked of the boy, who by this time was quite hidden behind a perfect forest of asters and larkspur and lobelia cardinalis.
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Some of the annual flowers may also be used for strong color effects, as Lobelia Erinus and sweet alyssum.
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Mr Gordon recommends the tincture of Lobelia inflata, with the use of the cold shower-bath.
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This was in pennyroyal time, and when the rare lobelia was in its prime and the elecampane was coming on.
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