noun
genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
• Syn: ↑Anthericum
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Saint-Bernard's-lily, ↑Anthericum liliago, ↑amber lily, ↑Anthericum torreyi
Useful english dictionary. 2012.