Definition of Chlora perfoliata. Meaning of Chlora perfoliata. Synonyms of Chlora perfoliata

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Definition of Chlora perfoliata

Chlora perfoliata
Yellowwort Yel"low*wort`, n. (Bot.) A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (Chlora perfoliata). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.
Chlora perfoliata
Centaury Cen"tau*ry, n. [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. ?, ?, and ?, fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.) A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Eryther[ae]a Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.

Meaning of Chlora perfoliata from wikipedia

- Blackstonia perfoliata or more commonly known as the yellow-wort is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae found around the Mediterranean...
- millefolium. Yellow starwort - Elecampane, Inula helenium. Yellow-wort - Chlora perfoliata, Gentianaceae "World of Words: A word about some useful plants". Archived...