MARSH FELWORT

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Meaning:

Perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers

Synonyms:

marsh felwort; Swertia perennia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("marsh felwort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("marsh felwort" is a member of...):

genus Swertia; Swertia (genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa)

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