Definition of blephilia Blephilia
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What does blephilia mean?
WordNet
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| blephilia - small genus of North American herbs: wood mints | ||
| genus Blephilia | ||
| asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs | ||
| family labiatae, family lamiaceae, labiatae, lamiaceae, mint family a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary | ||
| wood mint American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers | ||
| blephilia hirsuta, hairy wood mint a variety of wood mint | ||
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Wikipedia 
- Blephilia ("Downy Pagoda Plant" or "Wood Mint") is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. They are all herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. The species are most often found in thin woods and in granite and limestone soils. Blephilia hirsuta and Blephilia ciliata are considered threatened or endangered in some states.
Part of speech
🔤- blephilia, noun, singular of blephilias / blephiliae.
