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GENUS POLYGONATUM

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GENUS POLYGONATUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS POLYGONATUM has 1 sense:

1. sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS POLYGONATUM used as a noun is very rare.


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GENUS POLYGONATUM (noun)


Sense 1genus Polygonatum [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Polygonatum; Polygonatum

Hypernyms ("genus Polygonatum" 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 Polygonatum"):

Solomon's-seal (any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal)

Holonyms ("genus Polygonatum" 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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