Definition of Lobelia. Meaning of Lobelia. Synonyms of Lobelia

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Definition of Lobelia

Lobelia
Lobelia Lo*be"li*a (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers.

Meaning of Lobelia from wikipedia

- Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species, with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily...
- Lobelia is a genus of flowering plants. Lobelia may also refer to: Lobelia, West Virginia Lobelia, a Belgian naval vessel 1066 Lobelia, a minor planet...
- Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower (syn. L. fulgens), is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas...
- Lobelia erinus (edging lobelia, garden lobelia or trailing lobelia) is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae, native to southern...
- Lobelia inflata, also known as Indian tobacco or puke weed, is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada (Nova Scotia...
- Lobelia anatina, commonly known as Apache lobelia or south western lobelia, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to North America...
- Royal Navy have been named HMS Lobelia : HMS Lobelia (1916) an Arabis-class sloop launched in 1916 and sold in 1920 HMS Lobelia (K05), a Flower-class corvette...
- Lobelia tupa is a species of Lobelia native to central Chile from Valparaíso south to Los Lagos regions. Lobelia tupa is an evergreen perennial plant which...
- Lobelia agrestis E.Wimm. Lobelia aguana E.Wimm. Lobelia alpina Vell. Lobelia alsinoides Lam. Lobelia alticaulis Proctor Lobelia amoena Michx. Lobelia...
- Lobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, great lobelia, or blue cardinal flower, is a plant species within the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous...