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LOBELIA INFLATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lobelia inflata mean?
• LOBELIA INFLATA (noun)
The noun LOBELIA INFLATA has 1 sense:
1. North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
Familiarity information: LOBELIA INFLATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bladderpod; Indian tobacco; Lobelia inflata
Hypernyms ("Lobelia inflata" is a kind of...):
lobelia (any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia)
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