Molucca balm

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• Molucca balm — /məlʌkə ˈbam/ (say muhlukuh bahm) noun an erect annual plant, Molucella laevis, with tall flower spikes which, owing to their green funnel shaped calyces, are much used by florists; bells of Ireland …  

• molucca balm — noun aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer shaped or bell shaped calyx • Syn: ↑bells of Ireland, ↑Molucella laevis • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Molucella, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• balm — balmlike, adj. /bahm/, n. 1. any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, esp. tropical trees of the genus Commiphora. 2. a plant or tree yielding such a substance. 3. any aromatic or… …   Universalium

• herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bells of Ireland — noun aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer shaped or bell shaped calyx • Syn: ↑molucca balm, ↑Molucella laevis • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Molucella, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bells-of-Ireland — /bɛlz əv ˈaɪələnd/ (say belz uhv uyuhluhnd) noun → Molucca balm …  

• genus Molucella — noun small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑Molucella • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Molucella — noun small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑genus Molucella • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Molucella laevis — noun aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer shaped or bell shaped calyx • Syn: ↑molucca balm, ↑bells of Ireland • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Molucella, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shellflower — noun 1. cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes • Syn: ↑shall flower, ↑shell ginger, ↑Alpinia Zerumbet, ↑Alpinia speciosa, ↑Languas… …   Useful english dictionary