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lithos·per·mum
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Princeton's WordNet
Lithospermum, genus Lithospermumnoun
annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia
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Lithospermum
Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide, but most are native to the Americas and the center of diversity is in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds.
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Lithospermum
Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Herbs or small shrubs, they are widely distributed except in Australasia. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds. Some species, such as Lithospermum arvense, are sometimes classified in the genus Buglossoides, but that genus is subsumed into Lithospermum by works such as the Flora of China. Lithospermum officinale, or gromwell, is a European native while Lithospermum caroliniense, a species of puccoon, is native to North America. Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum is native to Japan, where it has been traditionally been used to make a purple dye. The dried root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon is a Chinese herbal medicine with various antiviral and biological activities, including inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Lithospermum leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of certain Lepidoptera, such as the moth Ethmia pusiella which has been recorded on Common Gromwell.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Lithospermum
A plant genus of the family BORAGINACEAE. Members contain lithospermans and lithospermic acid.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lithospermum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lithospermum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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