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PENSTEMON CYANANTHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Penstemon cyananthus mean?
• PENSTEMON CYANANTHUS (noun)
The noun PENSTEMON CYANANTHUS has 1 sense:
1. erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
Familiarity information: PENSTEMON CYANANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Penstemon cyananthus; Platte River penstemon
Hypernyms ("Penstemon cyananthus" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("Penstemon cyananthus" is a member of...):
genus Penstemon; Penstemon (large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America)
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