English Explanatory Dictionary

lobelia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.

Pronunciation

/ləʊˈbiː.liə/ /loʊˈbi.liə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lobelia.wav

Word forms

lobelia lobelias

Etymology

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from translingual Lobelia.

Derived words

edging lobelia garden lobelia great blue lobelia lobelin trailing lobelia
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