FALSE FOXGLOVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does false foxglove mean? 

• FALSE FOXGLOVE (noun)
  The noun FALSE FOXGLOVE has 2 senses:

1. sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

2. multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

  Familiarity information: FALSE FOXGLOVE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALSE FOXGLOVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aureolaria virginica; false foxglove; Gerardia virginica

Hypernyms ("false foxglove" 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 ("false foxglove" is a member of...):

Aureolaria; genus Aureolaria (small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aureolaria pedicularia; false foxglove; Gerardia pedicularia

Hypernyms ("false foxglove" 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 ("false foxglove" is a member of...):

Aureolaria; genus Aureolaria (small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia)