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BURMANNIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth
Synonyms:
Burmannia; genus Burmannia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Burmannia" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Holonyms ("Burmannia" is a member of...):
Burmanniaceae; family Burmanniaceae (family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers)