marsh felwort

marsh felwort
noun
perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers
Syn: ↑Swertia perennia
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Swertia, ↑genus Swertia

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noun
: an annual herb (Lomatogonium rotatum) of the family Gentianaceae that occurs in marshes and wet places in Eurasia and No. America and that has narrow opposite leaves and conspicuous blue or white flowers in terminal racemes

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