GENUS BLOOMERIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Bloomeria mean? 

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

1. small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS BLOOMERIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bloomeria; genus Bloomeria

Hypernyms ("genus Bloomeria" 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 Bloomeria"):

Bloomeria crocea; golden star; golden stars (California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Bloomeria" 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)