LOBELIA


Meaning of LOBELIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lō-ˈbēl-yə, -ˈbē-lē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Matthias de Lobel died 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

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