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ELEGANT BRODIAEA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
Synonyms:
Brodiaea elegans; elegant brodiaea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("elegant brodiaea" is a kind of...):
brodiaea (any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium)
Holonyms ("elegant brodiaea" is a member of...):
genus Brodiaea (genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae)