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noun
Any of the genus Agalinis of flowering plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: false foxglove, agalinis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any plant of the genus Gerardia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhey- Proto-Indo-European *ǵheys- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ǵhoysós Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor. Old French Gerartder. Middle English Gerard English Gerard Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Translingual Gerardialbor. English gerardia From Gerardia, historical synonym of Agalinis. The obsolete genus derives from English Gerard, being named after English herbalist John Gerard (1545–1612).
