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pentstemon [pɛntˈstiːmən] esp US, penstemon

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any scrophulariaceous plant of the North American genus Penstemon (or Pentstemon), having white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers with five stamens, one of which is bearded and sterile

[New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn thread (here: stamen)]

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penstemon			Botany may become a major factor, and certain families or genera may dominate, as Primrose, Pentstemon, or Phlox; or definite flower shapes or foliage habits, as bell-like flower or grassy leafage, may be made the main motive. Creating a Plan for Your Rock Garden by Lynette Tyson / Home improvement and landscaping community The Indian paintbrush, scarlet bugler, bleeding heart, mimulus, and tiger lily are very common, and the subalpine uplands are aglow in mid-August with lupine, pentstemon, laurel, and heather. Lassen Peak National Park by Lynette Tyson / Reference and Education community Flowers sprawl over the ground: red columbine, pink shooting stars, magenta pentstemon, purple aster, pink monkey flower, and orange tiger lilies. Into the wilderness by Monkerud, Don / The Humanist			pentimento Pentine pentito Pentium processor Pentland Firth pentlandite pentobarbital pentobarbital sodium pentobarbitone pentode Pentoic pentomic Pentone pentop pentosan pentose pentose phosphate pathway Pentothal Pentothal sodium pentoxide pentoxifylline Pentremite Pentremites Pentroof Pentrough pentstemon pentyl pentyl acetate pentylenetetrazol Pentylic penuche penuchle penult Penultima penultimate penumbra penumbral Penumbrala penurious penuriously penuriousness penury Penutian Penwiper Penwoman Penza Penzance Penzias peon peonage Peonism			Pentoses pentoside Pentostatin pentosuria pentosuria Pentothal Pentothal Pentothal Pentothal sodium Pentothal sodium Pentothal sodium pentoxide pentoxide pentoxides pentoxides pentoxifylline pentoxifylline Pentoxil Pentoxil PENTOXSD Pentoxyverine PENTR PENTRAN Pentremite Pentremites Pentrite Pentritre Pentroof Pentrough Pentru Cultura Ta Generala pentstemon pentstemons pentstemons PENTTBOM Pentti Eelis Eskola Pentti Eskola Pentti Haanpaa Pentti Haanpää Penttilä Open Air Museum Pentuateuch Pentuateuch Pentucket Regional High School Pentucket Regional School District Pentucket Youth Lacrosse Pentum 4 Penty Penty Penty pentyl pentyl pentyl Pentyl acetate Pentyl acetate Pentyl ethanoate Pentyl ethanoate Pentylcyclohexyl-4-Cyclohexanone Pentylene Pentylene pentylenetetrazol pentylenetetrazol pentylenetetrazol

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