(n) (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
(n) mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California, Syn. Penstemon davidsonii
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