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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 flowers
Familiarity information: MARSH FELWORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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