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BRODIAEA ELEGANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Brodiaea elegans mean?
• BRODIAEA ELEGANS (noun)
The noun BRODIAEA ELEGANS has 1 sense:
1. brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
Familiarity information: BRODIAEA ELEGANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Brodiaea elegans" 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 ("Brodiaea elegans" 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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