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GENUS BLOOMERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
Synonyms:
Bloomeria; genus Bloomeria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Bloomeria" 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 Bloomeria"):
Bloomeria crocea; golden star; golden stars (California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Bloomeria" 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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