Blephilia


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Noun1.Blephilia - small genus of North American herbs: wood mintsBlephilia - small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
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
Blephilia celiata, downy wood mint - a variety of wood mint
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