genus haemanthus

Noun
  1. Genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies (synset 112440840)
    is a type of: liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
    member holonym:
    • blood lily - any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
    • cape tulip, haemanthus coccineus - spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
    belongs to: amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family, family amaryllidaceae - snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    same as: haemanthus

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