Definitions for penstemon

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penstemon pen·ste·mon

Spelling: [pen-stee-muh n, pen-stuh-m Penstemon is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 331 anagrams from letters in penstemon (eemnnopst).

Definitions for penstemon

noun

1. any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.

Origin of penstemon

1750-60; variant of pentstemon (> New Latin Penstemon genus name)

Examples for penstemon

Stems and leaves of two of the plants, Comandra umbellata and penstemon linarioides, were readily eaten by captive animals.

The three most abundant plants on the ground are Artemisia ludoviciana, Chrysothamnus depressus and penstemon linarioides.

Water content of both penstemon and Comandra was greatly reduced in the dry period that occurred in early July.