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GENUS TOFIELDIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
Synonyms:
genus Tofieldia; Tofieldia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Tofieldia" 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 Tofieldia"):
false asphodel (a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers)
Scotch asphodel; Tofieldia pusilla (false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe)
Holonyms ("genus Tofieldia" 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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