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noun
Any plant of the genus Penstemon, the beardtongues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Penstemon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: asterid dicot genus
History
Borrowed from translingual Penstemon.
