lobelia
/loh-beel-yuh/US // loʊˈbil yə //UK // (ləʊˈbiːlɪə) //
小叶紫檀,小叶女贞,小叶女贞子,小叶女贞苷
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
Examples
My border seeds, the sweet alyssum and lobelia, I had sense enough not to plant, and I sowed none of the perennials.
Olivia asked of the boy, who by this time was quite hidden behind a perfect forest of asters and larkspur and lobelia cardinalis.
Some of the annual flowers may also be used for strong color effects, as Lobelia Erinus and sweet alyssum.
Mr Gordon recommends the tincture of Lobelia inflata, with the use of the cold shower-bath.
This was in pennyroyal time, and when the rare lobelia was in its prime and the elecampane was coming on.
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