COLLINSONIA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Collinsonia mean? 

• COLLINSONIA (noun)
  The noun COLLINSONIA has 1 sense:

1. small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States

  Familiarity information: COLLINSONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLLINSONIA (noun)

Meaning:

Small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Collinsonia; genus Collinsonia

Hypernyms ("Collinsonia" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Collinsonia"):

Collinsonia canadensis; horse balm; horseweed; richweed; stone root; stone-root; stoneroot (erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States)

Holonyms ("Collinsonia" is a member of...):

family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary)