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GENUS AGAPANTHUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Agapanthus" 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 Agapanthus"):
agapanthus; lily of the Nile (any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers)
African lily; African tulip; Agapanthus africanus; blue African lily (African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Agapanthus" 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)
