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Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- c. 1977-1989, Donald W. (Hank) Nicol, Notes from the Naturalist, page 50, The bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) is a pretty bush. It has loads of bright yellow flowers and the punching bag seed pods that give it its name. But, to be honest, it stinks!
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Indian tobacco, Lobelia inflata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lobelia
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
şişman firəngotu
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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Catalan:
tabac indi
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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French:
tabac indien
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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German:
Indianertabak
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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German:
Aufgeblasene Lobelie
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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Polish:
lobelia rozdęta
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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Swedish:
läkelobelia
— Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
