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ASPHODELINE

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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

Synonyms:

Asphodeline; genus Asphodeline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("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)

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