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Noun: Mertensia
  1. A genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
    - genus Mertensia

Type of: plant genus

Part of: borage family, Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae

Encyclopedia: Mertensia