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Definition of Collinsonia
1. Noun. Small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Collinsonia Canadensis, Horse Balm, Horseweed, Richweed, Stone Root, Stone-root, Stoneroot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collinsonia
Literary usage of Collinsonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physiological materia medica, containing all that is known of the by William H. Burt (1896)
"Through the spinal and hypogastric nerves, Collinsonia has three- special centers of
... The action of Collinsonia upon the kidneys is to increase the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1900)
"Nocturnal heat, with violent thirst. Collinsonia Canadensis. ... Collinsonia is
native to North America. It has a very tough, hard, knotted root. ..."
3. Journal of Materia Medica (1875)
"Collinsonia CANADENSIS. Horse-balm. BY JOSEPH BATES, MD In presenting this agent for
... Collinsonia Canadensis belongs to Natural Order Lamiaceae. ..."
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