genus bomarea

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   large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae

   SynonymsBomarea

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofAmaryllidaceae

Questions about genus bomarea

What does genus bomarea mean?

genus bomarea means "large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae".

What is another word for genus bomarea?

Close synonyms include Bomarea. 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 bomarea a common word?

genus bomarea 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.