GENUS ASPIDISTRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aspidistra mean? 

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

1. genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ASPIDISTRA (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Aspidistra" 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 Aspidistra"):

aspidistra; Aspidistra elatio; bar-room plant; cast-iron plant (evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant)

Holonyms ("genus Aspidistra" 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)