GENUS ALBUCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Albuca mean? 

• GENUS ALBUCA (noun)
  The noun GENUS ALBUCA has 1 sense:

1. genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS ALBUCA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ALBUCA (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Albuca" 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 Albuca"):

albuca (any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa)

Holonyms ("genus Albuca" 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)