English noun: genus Asphodelus | |||
1. | genus Asphodelus (plant) small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae | ||
Synonyms | Asphodelus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||