Definition of Globeflower

1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Globe Flower
Group relationships: Genus Trollius, Trollius
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Definition of Globeflower

1. n. A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europæus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers.

Definition of Globeflower

1. Noun. ''Trollius europaeus'', a plant with globe-shaped flowers. ¹

2. Noun. ''Trollius laxus'', an American plant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Globeflower

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Medical Definition of Globeflower

1. A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europaeus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers. The American plant Trollius laxus. Japan globeflower. See Corchorus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Globeflower

globe amaranth
globe artichoke
globe cell anaemia
globe daisy
globe flower
globe lily
globe mallow
globe of eye
globe pepper
globe thistle
globe trotter
globe trotters
globed
globefish
globefishes
globeflower (current term)
globeflowers
globelike
globemaker
globemakers
globemaking
globes
globesity
globetrot
globetrots
globetrotted
globetrotter
globetrotters
globetrotting
globi

Literary usage of Globeflower

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

1. Drugs and medicines of North America: A Publication Devoted to the by John Uri Lloyd, Curtis Gates Lloyd (1885)
"The plant is not plentiful enough in this country to have received any common name from the people, but in the text-books it is known as globeflower, ..."

2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1903)
"The last day was mostly spent in an unavailing search for the long lost globeflower, Trollius laxus, Salisb. ..."

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