Meanings
nounobedient plant (plural obedient plants)
plural obedient plants
- A flowering plant in the mint family, Physostegia virginiana, native to eastern North America and known for the way that individual flowers stay in the position they're moved to when pushed to one side or the other.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNorth American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers
Similar
false dragonheadfalse dragon headPhysostegia virginiana
Broader
physostegia
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