genus Mertensia

Definitions of genus Mertensia
  1. noun
    a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
    synonyms: Mertensia
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    plant genus
    a genus of plants
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