APHYLLANTHES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aphyllanthes mean? 

• APHYLLANTHES (noun)
  The noun APHYLLANTHES has 1 sense:

1. one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae

  Familiarity information: APHYLLANTHES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APHYLLANTHES (noun)

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Meaning:

One species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aphyllanthes; genus Aphyllanthes

Hypernyms ("Aphyllanthes" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Holonyms ("Aphyllanthes" is a member of...):

family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)