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GENUS BESSERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Bessera mean?
• GENUS BESSERA (noun)
The noun GENUS BESSERA has 1 sense:
1. small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
Familiarity information: GENUS BESSERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bessera; genus Bessera
Hypernyms ("genus Bessera" 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 Bessera"):
Bessera elegans; coral drops (half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Bessera" 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)
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