Ornithogalum


Definition: Meaning of, Ornithogalum in English to English dictionary.

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  1. sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
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Ornithogalum used in phrases

  • Ornithogalum pyrenaicum (noun)
    1. old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
  • Ornithogalum thyrsoides (noun)
    1. south African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
  • Ornithogalum umbellatum (noun)
    1. common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
  • genus Ornithogalum (noun)
    1. sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
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