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AMIANTHUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

Synonyms:

Amianthum; genus Amianthum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("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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