(n) a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels, Syn. genus Mertensia
(n) smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud, Syn. Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica
[merutensuootokage ; merutensumonita-] (n) Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in northern Australia)