noun
small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Asphodelus
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
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\\aˈsfädələs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of asphodels native to southern Asia and the Mediterranean region that have white, pink, or yellow flowers and clustered fleshy roots
Useful english dictionary. 2012.