noun
small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Hyacinthoides
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑wild hyacinth, ↑wood hyacinth, ↑bluebell, ↑harebell, ↑Hyacinthoides nonscripta, ↑Scilla nonscripta
Useful english dictionary. 2012.