NOUN | plant | genus Urginea, Urginea | Mediterranean liliaceous plants |
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Meaning | Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae. | |
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Synonym | Urginea | |
Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
Members | sea squill, sea onion, squill, Urginea maritima | Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus urginea, urginea | |
Catalan | genus urginea, urginea |
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