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Definition or meaning of the English word Lobelia
A genus of plants; including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata; or Indian tobacco; is an annual plant of North America; whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice; of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic; expec (n.).