Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, of the order Labiatæ and tribe Prostanthereæ.

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Examples

  • And in the gravel of the central sunken area such plants are accompanied by Californian blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum, a self-seeding perennial with violet stars above grassy leaves, and the upright feathery reed grass Calamagrostis acutiflora, together with thyme, rosemary and grey westringia bushes.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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