highbelia
A regional American folk name for Lobelia spicata (pale-spike lobelia), a tall wildflower of meadows and woodland edges.
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A regional American folk name for Lobelia spicata (pale-spike lobelia), a tall wildflower of meadows and woodland edges. The 'high' in the name reflects its upright growth compared to low-growing lobelia relatives; 'belia' is a compression of lobelia.
The roadsides were full of highbelia in late summer, its pale blue spikes swaying in the breeze.
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(US, regional) , the pale spiked lobelia.
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