Asphodelus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asphodelus \Asphodelus\ n.
     1. 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}.
  


     Syn: genus {Asphodelus}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Asphodelus
       n : 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 [syn: {genus Asphodelus}]