MERTENSIA

Meaning of MERTENSIA in English

/meuhr ten"see euh, -shee euh, -sheuh/ , n.

any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.

[ Mertens (d. 1831), German botanist; see -IA ]

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MERTENSIA — (ˌ)mərˈtench(ē)ə, -n(t)sēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Franz K Mertens, died 1831 German botanist + New Latin -ia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERTENSIA — genus of about 50 temperate North American and Eurasian species of plants in the family Boraginaceae, including the Virginia cowslip, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLUEBELL — noun Date: 1578 any of various bellflowers, any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as, a European herb ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BORAGE — Large hairy annual herb ( Borago officinalis ), an ornamental species with large, rough, oblong leaves and loose, drooping clusters …
Английский словарь Британика
BLUEBELL — Any plant of the genus Endymion , in the lily family , native to Eurasia. Bluebell, or wild hyacinth ( …
Английский словарь Британика
VIRGINIA COWSLIP — noun or virginia bluebell Usage: usually capitalized V : a smooth erect herb ( Mertensia virginica ) of eastern No. …
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TREE LUNGWORT — noun 1. : a lichen ( Sticta pulmonacea ) growing on trees and rocks, having a lacunary thallus that suggests …
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SMOOTH LUNGWORT — noun : any plant of the genus Mertensia ; especially : virginia cowslip
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SEA LUNGWORT — noun : a fleshy perennial herb ( Mertensia maritima ) of the northern coasts of both hemispheres with ovate to …
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CHIMING BELL — noun Etymology: so called from its bell-shaped flowers : a plant of the genus Mertensia
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BLUEBELL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a plant of the genus Campanula, many species of which bear flowers shaped like bells: ; …
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LUNGWORT — (n.) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. M. Virginica and M. Sibirica) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria. The American …
Английский словарь Webster
LUNGWORT — ( n. ) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. M. Virginica and M. Sibirica) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VIRGINIA COWSLIP — a wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA LUNGWORT — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor. [ …
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LUNGWORT — /lung"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n. 1. a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers. 2. any of …
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BLUEBELL — — bluebelled , adj. /blooh"bel'/ , n. 1. any of numerous plants of the bellflower family, having blue, bell-shaped flowers, …
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BLUEBELL — noun Date: 1578 1. : any of various bellflowers ; especially : harebell 2. : any of various plants bearing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LUNGWORT — noun an herb of the genus pulmonaria (p. officinalis), of europe; so called because the spotted appearance of the …
Webster English vocab
OYSTER PLANT — ■ noun 1》 another term for salsify . 2》 a blue-flowered thick-leaved creeping plant of the borage family, growing chiefly …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BLUEBELL — ■ noun 1》 a woodland plant of the lily family, which produces clusters of blue bell-shaped flowers in spring. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BLUEBELL — [blue.bell] n (1578) 1: any of various bellflowers; esp: harebell 2: any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLUEBELL — any plant of the genus Endymion of the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia. The bell-shaped blue flower clusters of bluebell, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BORAGINACEAE — family of annual plants, composed of approximately 150 genera and about 2,500 species, chiefly of herbs but also including some …
Britannica English vocabulary
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OYSTER — n.1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European …
Oxford English vocab
BORAGE — n. Large hairy annual herb ( Borago officinalis ), an ornamental species with large, rough, oblong leaves and loose, drooping …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLUEBELL — n. Any plant of the genus Endymion , in the lily family , native to Eurasia. Bluebell, or wild hyacinth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TREE LUNGWORT — мертензия виргинская (Mertensia virginica)
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TALL LUNGWORT — мертензия метельчатая (Mertensia paniculata)
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