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    GENUS AMIANTHUM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    One species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Amianthum; genus Amianthum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Amianthum" 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 Amianthum"):

    Amianthum muscaetoxicum; Amianthum muscitoxicum; fly poison (all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae)

    Holonyms ("genus Amianthum" 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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