GENUS BLANDFORDIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Blandfordia mean? 

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

1. small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS BLANDFORDIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Blandfordia; genus Blandfordia

Hypernyms ("genus Blandfordia" 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 Blandfordia"):

Christmas bells (any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Blandfordia" 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)