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SWERTIA SPECIOSA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia
Synonyms:
Frasera speciosa; green gentian; Swertia speciosa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Swertia speciosa" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Swertia speciosa" is a member of...):
Frasera; genus Frasera (genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia)