noun
genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
• Syn: ↑Asphodeline
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Jacob's rod, ↑king's spear, ↑yellow asphodel, ↑Asphodeline lutea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.