Indian Chocolate (Noun)
Meaning
Erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Indian chocolate is an erect perennial of the north temperate zone with pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers.
- The flowers of the Indian chocolate plant have a unique combination of a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals.
- Indian chocolate, a perennial native to North America, attracts hummingbirds with its tubular flowers.
- In Native American medicine, Indian chocolate is used as a treatment for various ailments due to its medicinal properties.
- The Indian chocolate plant derives its common name from the underground rhizomes that resemble sweet potatoes and the edible, starchy roots.