American columbo

noun

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

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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.

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green gentian

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
columbo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

American columbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20columbo

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American columbo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20columbo.

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