| NOUN | plant | Asphodelus, genus Asphodelus | small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles |
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| Meaning | small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Asphodelus | |
| Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
| Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
| Spanish | asphodelus, genus asphodelus | |
| Catalan | asphodelus, Asphodelus, genus asphodelus | |
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