Besseya

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a genus of North American spring wildflowers.

Thesaurus

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Besseya - genus of North American spring wildflowers genus Besseya asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales kitten-tails - a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers