English noun: genus Mertensia | |||
1. | genus Mertensia (plant) a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels | ||
Synonyms | Mertensia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plant genus | ||
Member holonym | Mertensia virginica, Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip | ||
Member meronym | borage family, Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae | ||