Dictionary - Definition of Hypoxis

Definition: Hypoxis


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass.[Wordnet].
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"Hypoxis" is a common misspelling or typo for: hypoxia.

Date "Hypoxis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1924. (references)

Common Expressions: Hypoxis

Expressions	Definition
Genus Hypoxis	Small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hypoxis hirsuta	Perennial star grass of North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Extended Definition: Hypoxis

Hypoxis

Hypoxis

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Hypoxidaceae
Genus:	Hypoxis L.

Species

See text.

Hypoxis (African potato, Star-grass, Star lily, Yellow stars, Yellow star-grass) is a genus of plant belonging to the Hypoxidaceae family.

Species include:

Hypoxis hirsuta - Common goldstar
Hypoxis hemerocallidea syn. Hypoxis rooperi - African potato

References

Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

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Topics by Level of Interest: Hypoxis
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Hypoxis hirsuta	6	Hypoxis	6
Hypoxis	6	Hypoxis hemerocallidea	5
Hypoxis hemerocallidea	5	Hypoxis hirsuta	6
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