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Definition of Lobelia
1. Noun. Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia.
Specialized synonyms: Cardinal Flower, Indian Pink, Lobelia Cardinalis, Bladderpod, Indian Tobacco, Lobelia Inflata, Lobelia Dortmanna, Water Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower, Great Lobelia, Lobelia Siphilitica
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Lobelia
1. n. 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.
Definition of Lobelia
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lobelia
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