noun
small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑agapanthus, ↑lily of the Nile, ↑African lily, ↑African tulip, ↑blue African lily, ↑Agapanthus africanus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.