| NOUN | plant | genus Asphodeline, Asphodeline | genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes |
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| Meaning | genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae. | |
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| Synonym | Asphodeline | |
| Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
| Members | Jacob's rod | asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight |
| king's spear, yellow asphodel, Asphodeline lutea | asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers | |
| Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
| Spanish | asphodeline, genus asphodeline | |
| Catalan | asphodeline, genus asphodeline | |
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