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MARSH FELWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marsh felwort mean? 

MARSH FELWORT (noun)
  The noun MARSH FELWORT has 1 sense:

1. perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowersplay

  Familiarity information: MARSH FELWORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MARSH FELWORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

marsh felwort; Swertia perennia

Hypernyms ("marsh felwort" 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 ("marsh felwort" is a member of...):

genus Swertia; Swertia (genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa)


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