polemonium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions

WordNet


Pol`e*mo"ni*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a kind of plant.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.

Webster 1913