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Definition: Asphodelus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Asphodelus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Asphodelus

Expressions Definition
Genus Asphodelus Small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Asphodelus


Asphodelus

Asphodelus
White Asphodel (Asphodelus albus)
White Asphodel (Asphodelus albus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Asphodelus
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Genera

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Asphodelus is a genus of mainly perennial plants native to central and southern Europe, but are now spread worldwide. Asphodels are popular garden plants, which grow in well-drained soils with abundant natural light.

Species

Summer Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus)
Summer Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus)
Asphodelus ramosus
Asphodelus ramosus



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Synonym: Asphodelus
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genus Asphodelus.
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