English noun: Asphodeline | |||
1. | Asphodeline (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | genus Asphodeline | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | Asphodeline lutea, Jacob's rod, king's spear, yellow asphodel | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||