| NOUN | plant | star-of-Bethlehem | any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers |
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| Meaning | Any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers. | |
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| Member of | Ornithogalum, genus Ornithogalum | sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae |
| Narrower | bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, Ornithogalum pyrenaicum | Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots |
| chincherinchee, wonder flower, Ornithogalum thyrsoides | South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers | |
| starflower, sleepy dick, summer snowflake, Ornithogalum umbellatum | Common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes | |
| Broader | bulbous plant | plant growing from a bulb |
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