HyperDic: genus_bomarea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Bomarea:
NOUNplantgenus Bomarea, Bomarealarge genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers
English > genus Bomarea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae.
SynonymBomarea
Member ofAmaryllidaceae, family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis familysnowdrop
Memberssalsilla, Bomarea edulisTropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
salsilla, Bomarea salsillaTropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishbomarea, genus bomarea
Catalanbomarea, genus bomarea

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