star-of-bethlehem
Noun
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Any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers (synset 112480134)
is a type of: bulbous plant - plant growing from a bulbsubtypes:
- ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, starflower, summer snowflake - common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
- bath asparagus, ornithogalum pyrenaicum, prussian asparagus - Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
- chincherinchee, ornithogalum thyrsoides, wonder flower - South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
belongs to: genus ornithogalum, ornithogalum - sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
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