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Webster 1913 Edition
Polemonium
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Polˊe-mo′ni-um
.Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.[GREEK] a kind of plant.]
(Bot.)
A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob’s ladder and the Greek valerian.
Definition 2024
Polemonium
Polemonium
See also: polemonium
Translingual
Proper noun
Polemonium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polemoniaceae – Jacob's ladder and related flowering plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Polemoniaceae - family; Polemonioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- For species see Polemonium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Polemonium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
polemonium
polemonium
See also: Polemonium
English
Noun
polemonium (plural polemoniums)
- Any of the genus Polemonium of gamopetalous perennial herbs.