genus phlomis

Noun
  1. Large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves (synset 112881899)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym:
    • phlomis - any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage
    • jerusalem sage, phlomis fruticosa - a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
    belongs to: family labiatae, family lamiaceae, labiatae, lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

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