- asphodels
- n. type of plant from the lily family
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
asphodels
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Asphodel — As pho*del, n. [L. asphodelus, Gr. ?. See {Daffodil}.] (Bot.) A general name for a plant of the genus {Asphodelus}. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Narcissus poeticus — Asphodel As pho*del, n. [L. asphodelus, Gr. ?. See {Daffodil}.] (Bot.) A general name for a plant of the genus {Asphodelus}. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asphodelus ramosus — Taxobox name = Asphodelus ramosus image width = 240px image caption = Asphodelus ramosus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asphodelaceae genus = Asphodelus species = A. ramosus binomial =… … Wikipedia
Asphodelus — Taxobox name = Asphodelus image width = 250px image caption = White Asphodel ( Asphodelus albus ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asphodelaceae genus = Asphodelus genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
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Dersingham Bog — National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Norfolk, England and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest[1]. It contains three distinct habitats, mire, heath and woodland. Acid valley mire is found over much of the low lying… … Wikipedia
asphodel — /as feuh del /, n. 1. any of various southern European plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, of the lily family, having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters. 2. any of various other plants, as the daffodil. [1590 1600;… … Universalium
Asphodeline — noun 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… … Useful english dictionary
Asphodelus — 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… … Useful english dictionary
genus Narthecium — noun bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae • Syn: ↑Narthecium • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family … Useful english dictionary
