English noun: genus Aletris | |||
1. | genus Aletris (plant) small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae | ||
Synonyms | Aletris | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | ague grass, ague root, Aletris aurea, Aletris farinosa, colic root, colicroot, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root, yellow colicroot | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||