HyperDic: genus_asphodelus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Asphodelus:
NOUNplantgenus Asphodelus, Asphodelussmall genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles
English > genus Asphodelus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall 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.
SynonymAsphodelus
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishasphodelus, genus asphodelus
Catalanasphodelus, Asphodelus, genus asphodelus

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