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HYACINTHOIDES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyacinthoides mean?
• HYACINTHOIDES (noun)
The noun HYACINTHOIDES has 1 sense:
1. small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Familiarity information: HYACINTHOIDES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Hyacinthoides; Hyacinthoides
Hypernyms ("Hyacinthoides" 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 "Hyacinthoides"):
bluebell; harebell; Hyacinthoides nonscripta; Scilla nonscripta; wild hyacinth; wood hyacinth (sometimes placed in genus Scilla)
Holonyms ("Hyacinthoides" 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)
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