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AMIANTHUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
Synonyms:
Amianthum; genus Amianthum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Amianthum" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "Amianthum"):
Amianthum muscaetoxicum; Amianthum muscitoxicum; fly poison (all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae)
Holonyms ("Amianthum" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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