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Definition of Blue cardinal flower
1. Noun. Tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Cardinal Flower
Literary usage of Blue cardinal flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Lloyd Library (Cincinnati, Ohio) (1907)
"In most books it is called Blue Cardinal flower, sometimes incorrectly abbreviated
to Blue Cardinal, but in our opinion the name is not appropriate. ..."
2. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"... is also a native of Mexico, and was introduced into Britain in 1814. It is to
be treated in the same manner as the others. The blue cardinal flower (I. ..."