genus haemanthus

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   genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies

   SynonymsHaemanthus

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofAmaryllidaceae

Questions about genus haemanthus

What does genus haemanthus mean?

genus haemanthus means "genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies".

What is another word for genus haemanthus?

Close synonyms include Haemanthus. 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 haemanthus a common word?

genus haemanthus 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.