HyperDic: genus_urginea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Urginea:
NOUNplantgenus Urginea, UrgineaMediterranean liliaceous plants
English > genus Urginea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.
SynonymUrginea
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Memberssea squill, sea onion, squill, Urginea maritimaHaving dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus urginea, urginea
Catalangenus urginea, urginea

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