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CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINATICUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cynoglossum virginaticum mean?
• CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINATICUM (noun)
The noun CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINATICUM has 1 sense:
1. perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
Familiarity information: CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINATICUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINATICUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cynoglossum virginaticum; hound's-tongue
Hypernyms ("Cynoglossum virginaticum" 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 ("Cynoglossum virginaticum" is a member of...):
Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum (a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)
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