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UrgineaenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Urginea - Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceaegenus Urginealiliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsfamily Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceaesea onion, sea squill, Urginea maritima, squill - having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties |
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ur·gin·e·a (ŭr-jin'ē-ă), The bulbs of Urginea indica (Indian squill) and Urginea maritima (white or Mediterranean squill); the source of squill. [L. urgeo, to press, referring to the shape of the seeds] UrgineaenUK
Synonyms for Urgineanoun Mediterranean liliaceous plantsSynonymsRelated Words- liliid monocot genus
- family Liliaceae
- Liliaceae
- lily family
- sea onion
- sea squill
- Urginea maritima
- squill
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