GENUS ASPHODELINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Asphodeline mean? 

• GENUS ASPHODELINE (noun)
  The noun GENUS ASPHODELINE has 1 sense:

1. genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS ASPHODELINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ASPHODELINE (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Asphodeline; genus Asphodeline

Hypernyms ("genus Asphodeline" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Asphodeline"):

Jacob's rod (asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight)

Asphodeline lutea; king's spear; yellow asphodel (asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Asphodeline" 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)