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Definition of Polemonium
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions.
Group relationships: Genus Polemonium
Specialized synonyms: Charity, Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium Caeruleum, Polemonium Van-bruntiae, Polymonium Caeruleum Van-bruntiae, Greek Valerian, Polemonium Reptans, Northern Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium Boreale, Polemonium Viscosum, Skunk-weed, Skunkweed
Definition of Polemonium
1. n. A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.
Definition of Polemonium
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Polemonium'' of gamopetalous perennial herbs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polemonium
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Medical Definition of Polemonium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polemonium
Literary usage of Polemonium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of the Southern United States: Containing an Abridged Description of by Alvan Wentworth Chapman (1897)
"(polemonium FAMILY). Chiefly herbs, with opposite or alternate leaves, ...
polemonium. Corolla short-bell-shaped. Filaments inserted on tho throat of the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Epistle to the Ephesians was, therefore, written to distant churches, located
perhaps in various provinces [Pontus, Galatia, polemonium (the kingdom of ..."
3. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"polemonium ... and that is not damp. In February they are shifted and forced for
cuttings, and managed the same way as recommended for Verbenas. polemonium ..."
4. The British Flower Garden: Containing Coloured Figures and Descriptions of ...by Robert Sweet by Robert Sweet (1838)
"Our drawing of this pretty species of polemonium was made from specimens kindly
sent to us by Robert Barclay, Esq. in whose splendid collection at Bury Hill ..."
5. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... polemonium or PHLOX FAMILY. Ours mostly herbs, with regular flowers, persistent
5-cleft calyx, the б lobes of the ..."
6. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"polemonium. Calyx bell-shaped. Corolla open-bell-shaped or short funnel form.
Stamens slender, like those of Gilia, but declined, hairy-appendaged at the ..."
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