What is another word for gerardia?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒəɹˈɑːdi͡ə] (IPA)

Gerardia is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Orobanchaceae. This genus has about 16 species, which are commonly found in North America. The plants in the gerardia genus range from annual to perennial herbs that vary in size from a few centimeters to over a meter tall. The plant has trumpet-shaped, tubular, or bell-shaped flowers that come in various colors, including purple, white, pink, and yellow. Some synonyms for gerardia include foxglove, Indian warrior, wandering singers, and false foxglove. These synonyms are often used to refer to different species of the gerardia plant.

Synonyms for Gerardia:

  • n.

    plant
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What are the hypernyms for Gerardia?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Gerardia?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for gerardia (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Gerardia?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Gerardia

As for the wayside flowers, they are, as becomes the place, of the very commonest and most old-fashioned sorts, more welcome to my eye than the choicest of rarities: golden-rods and asters in great variety and profusion, hardhack and meadow-sweet, St. John's wort and loosestrife, violets and anemones, self-heal and cranes-bill, and especially the lovely but little-known purple gerardia.
"A Rambler's lease"
Bradford Torrey
Asters of imperial purple, golden rod fit for kings' scepters, march along with her in ever thinning ranks; the great bindweed covers fences and clambers up dying cornstalks; and in many a covert and beside the open ditches the gerardia swings her pink and airy bells.
"Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man"
Marie Conway Oemler
Large Purple gerardia gerardia purpurea Flowers-Bright purplish pink, deep magenta, or pale to whitish, about 1 in.
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al

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