Definition

Noun: * A flowering plant native to California, characterized by its distinctive whorled arrangement of flowers. The flowers display a striking two-tone coloration, typically with white upper petals and lavender to pale-blue lower petals, arranged in spaced tiers along the stem.

Examples of Usage

• The hillside was dotted with the delicate blooms of Collinsia bicolor.
• Botanists study Collinsia bicolor for its unique floral structure.
• A key identifying feature of Collinsia bicolor is its pagoda-like form.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The name is used in a binomial (scientific) context to precisely identify this species within the genus and the plantain family (Plantaginaceae).
  • The specimen was definitively identified as Collinsia bicolor.

Variants and Related Words

• Collinsia: The genus name for a group of plants including .
• Blue-eyed Mary: A common name sometimes used for and related species.
• Chinese houses: Another common name for this plant, derived from its tiered, pagoda-like appearance.

Synonyms

• (Common Name) Chinese houses.
• (Common Name) Blue-eyed Mary (note: this name can refer to other species).

Noun

1. white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California