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phlomis
(encz) | phlomis, n: |
phlomis
(wn) | phlomis
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily
for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive
foliage |
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Phlomis tuberosa
(gcide) | Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
[1913 Webster]
Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
(Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
(Phlomis tuberosa).
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
(Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
[1913 Webster] |
genus phlomis
(wn) | genus Phlomis
n 1: large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or
shrubs having often woolly leaves |
phlomis fruticosa
(wn) | Phlomis fruticosa
n 1: a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated
for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers [syn:
Jerusalem sage, Phlomis fruticosa] |
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