ORNITHOGALUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ornithogalum mean? • ORNITHOGALUM (noun)
The noun ORNITHOGALUM has 1 sense:
1. sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Familiarity information: ORNITHOGALUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ORNITHOGALUM (noun)
Meaning:
Sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Ornithogalum; Ornithogalum
Hypernyms ("Ornithogalum" 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 "Ornithogalum"):
star-of-Bethlehem (any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers)
Holonyms ("Ornithogalum" 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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