English noun: genus Bowiea | |||
1. | genus Bowiea (plant) small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae | ||
Synonyms | Bowiea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | Bowiea volubilis, climbing onion | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||