noun
type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth
• Syn: ↑Burmannia
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Burmanniaceae, ↑family Burmanniaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.