noun
a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Onosmodium
• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Boraginaceae, ↑family Boraginaceae, ↑borage family
• Member Meronyms: ↑false gromwell
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\\ˌänəzˈmōdēəm, -nəˈsm-\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek onosma, a boraginaceous plant, from onos ass + -osma (from osmē odor) — more at odor
: a genus of No. American perennial herbs (family Boraginaceae) with hispid foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers — see false gromwell
Useful english dictionary. 2012.