genus hyacinthoides

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   small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

   SynonymsHyacinthoides

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus hyacinthoides

What does genus hyacinthoides mean?

genus hyacinthoides means "small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae".

What is another word for genus hyacinthoides?

Close synonyms include Hyacinthoides. 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 hyacinthoides a common word?

genus hyacinthoides 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.