Definition of Lobelia inflata

1. Noun. North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic.

Exact synonyms: Bladderpod, Indian Tobacco
Generic synonyms: Lobelia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lobelia Inflata

Llyr
Lo
Lo/Ovral
LoD
LoTAG
Lo dose
Loa loa
Loafer
Loasaceae
Lobachevskian
Lobachevsky
Lobamba
Lobata
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia dortmanna
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobeliaceae
Lobipes
Lobipes lobatus
Lobo
Lobo's disease
Loboa loboi
Lobotes
Lobotes pacificus
Lobotes surinamensis
Lobotidae
Lobry de Bruyn-van Ekenstein transformation
Lobstein's ganglion
Lobularia

Literary usage of Lobelia inflata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The principles and practice of medical jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, Thomas Stevenson (1883)
"INDIAN TOBACCO (lobelia inflata). The leaves of Indian tobacco contain an acrid principle which is capable of producing poisonous effects on the brain and ..."

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