genus hemerocallis

1. 1.

   east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae

   SynonymsHemerocallis

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus hemerocallis

What does genus hemerocallis mean?

genus hemerocallis means "east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae".

What is another word for genus hemerocallis?

Close synonyms include Hemerocallis. 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 hemerocallis a common word?

genus hemerocallis 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.