GENUS GLORIOSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Gloriosa mean? 

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

1. sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS GLORIOSA (noun)

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Meaning:

Sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Gloriosa" 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 Gloriosa"):

climbing lily; creeping lily; gloriosa; Gloriosa superba; glory lily (any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous)

Holonyms ("genus Gloriosa" 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)