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noun
Any of the genus Agalinis (syn. Gerardia) of flowering plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: gerardia, agalinis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Aureolaria virginica, Gerardia virginica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Named for the resemblance of the type species, Agalinis purpurea, to the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
