Soldanella

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flower of genus Soldanella.

    "Great belts of blue gentian hang like a zone on the mountain slopes; masses of yellow globe-flower star the upland pastures; nodding heads of soldanella lurk low among the rugged boulders by the glacier's side."

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"Great belts of blue gentian hang like a zone on the mountain slopes; masses of yellow globe-flower star the upland pastures; nodding heads of soldanella lurk low among the rugged boulders by the glacier's side."

Etymology

From the genus name.

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