mertensia virginica

English Thesaurus

1. smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus mertensia, mertensia,
definition	:	a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels (noun.plant)