American columbo

noun

Any member of the genus Frasera of perennial herbs of the gentian family, especially Frasera caroliniensis.

Similar
green gentiancolumbodeer's-eardeer's-earspyramid plantAmerican gentian

Meanings

nounAmerican columbo (countable and uncountable, plural American columbos)

plural American columbos

  1. countableuncountableAny member of the genus Frasera of perennial herbs of the gentian family, especially Frasera caroliniensis.

    Synonyms: green gentian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the genus Frasera of perennial herbs of the gentian family, especially Frasera caroliniensis.

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington

Similar
columbodeer's-eardeer's-earspyramid plantAmerican gentian
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see

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