Ornithogalum

Translingual

Ornithogalum umbellatum (common star of Bethlehem)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρνῑθόγαλον (ornīthógalon).

Proper noun

Ornithogalum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – plants called star-of-Bethlehem and close relatives.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Ornithogaleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Ornithogalum umbellatum (common star of Bethlehem) - type species; for other species see Ornithogalum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Ornithogalum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ornithogalum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ornithogalum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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