noun
type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Commelinaceae, ↑family Commelinaceae, ↑spiderwort family
• Member Meronyms: ↑commelina
Useful english dictionary. 2012.