California bluebell

California bluebell
noun
1. desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes
Hypernyms: ↑scorpionweed, ↑scorpion weed, ↑phacelia
2. annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers
Hypernyms: ↑scorpionweed, ↑scorpion weed, ↑phacelia

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
: a desert herb (Phacelia minor) of the western United States having blue or purple tubular flowers in one-sided clusters

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1. either of two plants, Phacelia campanularia or P. minor, of southern California, having ovate leaves and bell-shaped blue or purple flowers.
2. a plant, Campanula prenanthoides, of California and Oregon, having clusters of pale-blue flowers.

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  • California bluebell — bitinė facelija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hidrofilinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medingas augalas (Phacelia tanacetifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Phacelia tanacetifolia angl. California bluebell; fiddleneck;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • California bluebell — varpelinė facelija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hidrofilinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Phacelia campanularia), paplitęs Kalifornijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Phacelia campanularia angl. California bluebell šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • California bluebell — 1. either of two plants, Phacelia campanularia or P. minor, of southern California, having ovate leaves and bell shaped blue or purple flowers. 2. a plant, Campanula prenanthoides, of California and Oregon, having clusters of pale blue flowers. * …   Universalium

  • Phacelia campanularia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • phacelia — /feuh see lee euh/, n. any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers. [ < NL (1789), equiv. to Gk phákel(os) bundle… …   Universalium

  • Phacelia campanularia — noun annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell shaped flowers • Syn: ↑California bluebell • Hypernyms: ↑scorpionweed, ↑scorpion weed, ↑phacelia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phacelia minor — noun desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes • Syn: ↑California bluebell, ↑whitlavia, ↑Phacelia whitlavia • Hypernyms: ↑scorpionweed, ↑scorpion weed, ↑phacelia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phacelia whitlavia — noun desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes • Syn: ↑California bluebell, ↑whitlavia, ↑Phacelia minor • Hypernyms: ↑scorpionweed, ↑scorpion weed, ↑phacelia …   Useful english dictionary

  • whitlavia — noun desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes • Syn: ↑California bluebell, ↑Phacelia minor, ↑Phacelia whitlavia • Hypernyms: ↑scorpionweed, ↑scorpion weed, ↑phacelia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phacelia — Taxobox name = Phacelia image width = 240px image caption = Phacelia tanacetifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Asteridae unranked ordo = Euasterids I ordo = see text familia = Boraginaceae (but… …   Wikipedia

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