Definition of Lobelea
Lo*be"li*a (?; 106), n. [NL. So called
from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A
genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia
inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America,
whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid
taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant,
etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the
deep and vivid red color of its flowers.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A genus of flowering plants in the Lobeliaceae family containing many species, some of which are garden plants.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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