Hypernym

noun

genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

Member_meronym

Liliaceae 1

noun

includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae

colicroot 1

noun

any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

ague root 1

noun

colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

yellow colicroot 1

noun

colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States

Aletris 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

Synonyms

genus Aletris 1
small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

Member_holonym

Liliaceae 1

noun

colicroot 1

noun

any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

ague root 1

noun

colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

yellow colicroot 1

noun

colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States