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COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Collinsonia canadensis mean? 

COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS (noun)
  The noun COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS has 1 sense:

1. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Collinsonia canadensis; horse balm; horseweed; richweed; stone-root; stone root; stoneroot

Hypernyms ("Collinsonia canadensis" 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 ("Collinsonia canadensis" is a member of...):

Collinsonia; genus Collinsonia (small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States)


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