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GENUS URGINEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Synonyms:
genus Urginea; Urginea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Urginea" 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 Urginea"):
sea onion; sea squill; squill; Urginea maritima (having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties)
Holonyms ("genus Urginea" 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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