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any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium

1. capitalized : a genus of western No. American bulbous plants (family Liliaceae) with basal leaves like grass and variously colored flowers

2. -s : a plant of the genus Brodiaea

/broh'dee ee"euh/, n.

any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.

[ < NL (1810), named after James Brodie (1744-1824), Scottish botanist; see -AEA]