Definition of Mertensia virginica

1. Noun. Smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud.

Exact synonyms: Virginia Bluebell, Virginia Cowslip
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Mertensia, Mertensia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mertensia Virginica

Merry Andrew
Merry Andrews
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Widow
Merry Widows
Merry Xmas
Mersey
Mersey sound
Merseybeat
Merseybeats
Merseyside
Merseysider
Merseysiders
Mertensia
Mertensia virginica (current term)
Merthiolate
Merthyr
Merthyr Tydfil
Merton
Merton thesis
Meru
Meruimenti
Merutig
Merv
Merveilleuse
Merveilleuses
Mervyn
Mery's gland
Merya

Literary usage of Mertensia virginica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica. Named in honor of Franz Karl Mertens, ... Mertensia virginica has three common names, Virginia Cowslip, Bluebells, ..."

2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"Mertensia virginica. Borage Family. One to two feet high. Stem.—Smooth; pale, erect. Leaves.-—Oblong; veiny. Flowers.—Blue, pinkish in bud ; in raceme-like ..."

3. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica. Named in honor of Franz Karl Mertens, ... Mertensia virginica has three common names, Virginia Cowslip, Bluebells, ..."

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