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GENUS ASPIDISTRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Aspidistra" 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 "genus Aspidistra"):
aspidistra; Aspidistra elatio; bar-room plant; cast-iron plant (evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant)
Holonyms ("genus Aspidistra" 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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