genus Mertensia

genus Mertensia
noun
a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
Syn: ↑Mertensia
Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Boraginaceae, ↑family Boraginaceae, ↑borage family

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