genus polemonium | (n) type genus of the Polemoniaceae |
polemonium | (n) any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions |
greek valerian | (n) erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States, Syn. Polemonium reptans |
jacob's ladder | (n) pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers, Syn. charity, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae |
northern jacob's ladder | (n) perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal, Syn. Polemonium boreale |
skunkweed | (n) tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell, Syn. skunk-weed, Polemonium viscosum |
Polemonium | ‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr.&unr_; a kind of plant. ] (Bot.) A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian. [ 1913 Webster ] |
荵 | [荵] polemonium #579,904 [Add to Longdo] |