noun
genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑kniphofia, ↑tritoma, ↑flame flower, ↑flame-flower, ↑flameflower
Useful english dictionary. 2012.