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    AMERICAN COLUMBO

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washingtonplay

    Synonyms:

    American columbo; American gentian; columbo; deer's-ear; deer's-ears; pyramid plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("American columbo" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("American columbo" is a member of...):

    Frasera; genus Frasera (genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia)

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