false foxglove
false foxglove · false foxgloves
Any of the genus Agalinis of flowering plantsAny of the genus Agalinis (syn. Gerardia) of flowering plants.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Agalinis (syn. Gerardia) of flowering plants.
More definitions
- multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
- sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
Origin
Named for the resemblance of the type species, Agalinis purpurea, to the common foxglove (Named for the resemblance of the type species, Agalinis purpurea, to the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
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Forms
plural: false foxgloves| Singular | false foxglove |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia:Aureolaria pediculariaGerardia pedicularia
- sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia:Aureolaria virginicaGerardia virginica