ORNITHOGALUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ornithogalum mean? 

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

1. sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORNITHOGALUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Ornithogalum; Ornithogalum

Hypernyms ("Ornithogalum" 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 "Ornithogalum"):

star-of-Bethlehem (any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers)

Holonyms ("Ornithogalum" 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)