Definition of Prenanthes purpurea

1. Noun. Herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets.

Exact synonyms: Rattlesnake Root
Group relationships: Genus Prenanthes, Prenanthes
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prenanthes Purpurea

Precambrian eon
Precambrian period
Preface
Prekmurian
Prelone
Prem
Premier League
Premiership
Premium Bond
Premonstrant
Premonstrants
Premonstratensian
Premonstratensians
Prenanthes
Prenanthes alba
Prenanthes purpurea
Prenanthes serpentaria
Prentice
Prerna
Pres
Pres Young
Presburger arithmetic
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterianism
Presbyterians
Presbytes
Presbytes entellus
Prescott
President

Literary usage of Prenanthes purpurea

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

1. Life, Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart. by Charles Lyell (1881)
"I don't know whether prenanthes purpurea, which was new to me, is British. The extreme scarcity of land shells, owing doubtless to the absence of calcareous ..."

2. Scientific Memoirs: Selected from the Transactions of Foreign Academies of by Arthur Henfrey, Thomas Henry Huxley (1853)
"prenanthes purpurea, L.: radiant florets thrown back toward the left. R. Brown has directed attention to the windings of the style to the extent of about ..."

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