Cynoglossum (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cynoglossum" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Cynoglossum"):
Chinese forget-me-not; Cynoglossum amabile (biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers)
Cynoglossum officinale; hound's-tongue (biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers)
Cynoglossum virginaticum; hound's-tongue (perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers)
Holonyms ("Cynoglossum" is a member of...):
borage family; Boraginaceae; family Boraginaceae (a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit)