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Collinsonia

noun

small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States

• Syn: ↑genus Collinsonia

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑family Lamiaceae, ↑mint family

• Member Meronyms:

↑horse balm, ↑horseweed, ↑stoneroot, ↑stone-root, ↑richweed, ↑stone root, ↑Collinsonia canadensis

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\\ˌkälə̇nˈsōnēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Peter Collinson died 1768 English naturalist + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a genus of aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with large ovate leaves and terminal spikes of yellow flowers — see horse balm

2. -s : any plant of the genus Collinsonia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.