n.
Pronunciation: l ō - ' b ē l-y ə , - ' b ē -l ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Matthias de Lobel † 1616 Flemish botanist
Date: 1739
1 : any of a genus ( Lobelia of the family Lobeliaceae, the lobelia family) of widely cultivated plants having terminal clusters of showy lipped flowers
2 : the leaves and tops of Indian tobacco