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Definition of Scorpion weed
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Phacelia.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Phacelia
Specialized synonyms: California Bluebell, Phacelia Campanularia, California Bluebell, Phacelia Minor, Phacelia Whitlavia, Whitlavia, Fiddleneck, Phacelia Tanacetifolia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorpion Weed
Literary usage of Scorpion weed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Scorpion-weed; Small-flowered phacelia Herbaceous annual Shale barrens and shaly
cliffs. Phacelia hirsuta Nutt. Hairy phacelia Herbaceous annual Railroad ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Scorpion-weed; Small-flowered phacelia Herbaceous annual Shale barrens and shaly
cliffs. Phacelia hirsuta Nutt. Hairy phacelia Herbaceous annual Railroad ..."
3. C.E. Hobbs' Botanical Hand-book: Of Common Local, English, Botanical and by Charles E. Hobbs (1876)
"scorpion weed, Fl. " Bay rum leaf, Ls. aro. fragrant; used in bay rum. Jamaica
bayberry (elove), Ft. aro. pun.; as spice. Bayberry bush, Bk. ast. ton. err. ..."
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