HyperDic: genus_brodiaea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Brodiaea:
NOUNplantgenus Brodiaeagenus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers
English > genus Brodiaea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae.
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
MembersbrodiaeaAny of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
elegant brodiaea, Brodiaea elegansbrodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus brodiaea
Catalangenus brodiaea

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