ornithogalum : Idioms & Phrases
genus ornithogalum
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noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Ornithogalum.
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ornithogalum pyrenaicum
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noun Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
bath asparagus; Prussian asparagus.
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ornithogalum thyrsoides
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noun South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
chincherinchee; wonder flower.
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ornithogalum umbellatum
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noun common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
summer snowflake; sleepy dick; starflower.