HyperDic: false_asphodel

English > 1 sense of the expression false asphodel:
NOUNplantfalse asphodela plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers
English > false asphodel: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers.
Member ofTofieldia, genus Tofieldiagenus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions
NarrowerScotch asphodel, Tofieldia pusillafalse asphodel having spikes of white flowers
Broaderliliaceous plantplant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

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