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lobelia noun[ C or U ] uk /ləˈbiː.li.ə/ us /loʊˈbiː.li.ə/plurallobelia or lobelias a garden plant with blue, red, yellow, or white flowers that look like lips: Bright blue lobelias spilled out of pots by the front door. Lobelia are beautiful delicate little bedding plants. There are 146 varieties of lobelia that are native to Hawaii. Some house owners decided to plant lobelia in their back gardens because these flowers please hummingbirds. Giant lobelia grew up there among the crags of weathered rock. Baskets of purple trailing lobelias, red geraniums, and white alyssum hang on the walls. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |