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GENUS BLANDFORDIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs
Synonyms:
Blandfordia; genus Blandfordia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Blandfordia" 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 Blandfordia"):
Christmas bells (any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Blandfordia" 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)