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ELEGANT BRODIAEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elegant brodiaea mean? 

ELEGANT BRODIAEA (noun)
  The noun ELEGANT BRODIAEA has 1 sense:

1. brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern Californiaplay

  Familiarity information: ELEGANT BRODIAEA used as a noun is very rare.


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ELEGANT BRODIAEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brodiaea elegans; elegant brodiaea

Hypernyms ("elegant brodiaea" is a kind of...):

brodiaea (any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium)

Holonyms ("elegant brodiaea" is a member of...):

genus Brodiaea (genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae)


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