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GENUS NARTHECIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
Synonyms:
genus Narthecium; Narthecium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Narthecium" 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 Narthecium"):
bog asphodel (either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions)
Holonyms ("genus Narthecium" 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)