Asphodeline
genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae • Syn: genus Asphodeline • Hypernyms: liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family • Member Meronyms: Jacob's rod, king's spear, yellow asphodel, Asphodeline lutea
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