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Lobelia | Lobelia \Lo*be"li*a\ (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. {Lobelia inflata}, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. {Lobelia cardinalis} is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers. [1913 Webster] |
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