genus Quamassia

genus Quamassia
noun
genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
Syn: ↑Camassia, ↑genus Camassia, ↑Quamassia
Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
Member Meronyms:

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  • genus Camassia — noun genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs • Syn: ↑Camassia, ↑Quamassia, ↑genus Quamassia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Quamassia — noun genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs • Syn: ↑Camassia, ↑genus Camassia, ↑genus Quamassia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • liliid monocot genus — noun genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Iris, ↑Belamcanda, ↑genus Belamcanda, ↑genus Crocus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Liliaceae — noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Liliaceae — noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; …   Useful english dictionary

  • lily family — noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia — noun genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs • Syn: ↑genus Camassia, ↑Quamassia, ↑genus Quamassia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wild hyacinth — noun 1. sometimes placed in genus Scilla • Syn: ↑wood hyacinth, ↑bluebell, ↑harebell, ↑Hyacinthoides nonscripta, ↑Scilla nonscripta • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia — n. a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs. Syn: genus {Camassia}, Quamassia, genus {Quamassia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • camas — noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America • Syn: ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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