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LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lithospermum caroliniense mean? 

LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE (noun)
  The noun LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE has 1 sense:

1. perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigmentplay

  Familiarity information: LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lithospermum caroliniense; puccoon

Hypernyms ("Lithospermum caroliniense" 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 ("Lithospermum caroliniense" is a member of...):

genus Lithospermum; Lithospermum (annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia)


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