HyperDic: genus_veratrum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Veratrum:
NOUNplantgenus Veratrum, Veratruma genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs
English > genus Veratrum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae.
SynonymVeratrum
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membershellebore, false helleboreperennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus veratrum, veratrum
Catalangenus veratrum, veratrum, Veratrum

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