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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 flowersplay

  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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