HyperDic: genus_hemerocallis

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Hemerocallis:
NOUNplantgenus Hemerocallis, Hemerocalliseast Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks
English > genus Hemerocallis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningeast Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae.
SynonymHemerocallis
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membersday lily, daylilyAny of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day
lemon lily, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, Hemerocallis flavaA day lily with yellow flowers
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus hemerocallis, hemerocallis
Catalangenus hemerocallis, hemerocallis, Hemerocal·lis, Hemerocallis

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