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NARTHECIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

Synonyms:

genus Narthecium; Narthecium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("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 "Narthecium"):

bog asphodel (either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions)

Holonyms ("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)

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