| Pronunciation: | | low'beelyu
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| Matching Terms: | | lobelia cardinalis, lobelia dortmanna, lobelia family, lobelia inflata, lobelia siphilitica, lobeliaceae, lobeliaceous, lobelin, lobeline
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| | Definition: | | [n] any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia |
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| | See Also: | | bladderpod, blue cardinal flower, cardinal flower, genus Lobelia, great lobelia, herb, herbaceous plant, Indian pink, Indian tobacco, Lobelia cardinalis, Lobelia dortmanna, Lobelia inflata, Lobelia siphilitica, water lobelia |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lo*be"li*a\ (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel,
botanist to King James I.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, including a great number of species.
{Lobelia inflata}, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of
North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid
juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine
as an emetic, expectorant, etc. {L. cardinalis} is the
cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color
of its flowers.
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