| NOUN | plant | genus Bowiea, Bowiea | small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems |
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| Meaning | small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae. | |
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| Synonym | Bowiea | |
| Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
| Members | climbing onion, Bowiea volubilis | Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs |
| Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
| Spanish | bowiea, genus bowiea | |
| Catalan | bowiea, genus bowiea | |
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