genus asphodeline

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsAsphodeline

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus asphodeline

What does genus asphodeline mean?

genus asphodeline means "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".

What is another word for genus asphodeline?

Close synonyms include Asphodeline. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus asphodeline a common word?

genus asphodeline is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.