1. genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America; [syn: Amsonia, genus Amsonia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Amsonia
n 1: genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy
bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North
America [syn: Amsonia, genus Amsonia]