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VIRGINIA COWSLIP
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
Synonyms:
Mertensia virginica; Virginia bluebell; Virginia cowslip
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Virginia cowslip" 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 ("Virginia cowslip" is a member of...):
genus Mertensia; Mertensia (a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels)
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