polemonium

Definitions of polemonium

1. noun

   any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions
   types:

   Greek valerian, Jacob's ladder, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae, charity

   pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

   Greek valerian, Polemonium reptans

   erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States

   Polemonium boreale, northern Jacob's ladder

   perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal

   Polemonium viscosum, skunk-weed, skunkweed

   tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests