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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bloomeria mean?

• BLOOMERIA (noun)
The noun BLOOMERIA has 1 sense:

1. small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

Familiarity information: BLOOMERIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BLOOMERIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bloomeria; genus Bloomeria

Hypernyms ("Bloomeria" 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 "Bloomeria"):

Bloomeria crocea; golden star; golden stars (California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers)

Holonyms ("Bloomeria" 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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