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    GENUS POLYGONATUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Polygonatum; Polygonatum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Polygonatum" 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 Polygonatum"):

    Solomon's-seal (any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal)

    Holonyms ("genus Polygonatum" 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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