Definition of Ornithogalum

1. Noun. Sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Ornithogalum
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Star-of-bethlehem

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornithogalum

Ornithodoros
Ornithodoros coriaceus
Ornithodoros erraticus
Ornithodoros hermsi
Ornithodoros lahorensis
Ornithodoros moubata complex
Ornithodoros pappilipes
Ornithodoros parkeri
Ornithodoros rudis
Ornithodoros savigni
Ornithodoros talaje
Ornithodoros tholozani
Ornithodoros turicata
Ornithodoros venezuelensis
Ornithodoros verrucosus
Ornithogalum (current term)
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Ornithomimida
Ornithonyssus
Ornithorhynchidae
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Oro
Orobanchaceae
Oromos
Orono
Orontes
Orontium

Literary usage of Ornithogalum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Science and the Arts by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1817)
"HK Ornithogalum thyrsoides. HK Ornithogalum arabicum. 63. ... Ornithogalum nutans. 253. HK Connects its genus with Pancratium. ..."

2. Refugium Botanicum: Or Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens, of by William Wilson Saunders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, John Gilbert Baker (1870)
"It would be much more easy to characterise Ornithogalum definitely if they were ... For the present we would regard them as a sub-genus of Ornithogalum, ..."

3. Handbook of the Flora of Philadelphia and Vicinity: Containing Data Relating by Ida Augusta Keller, Stewardson Brown (1905)
"Ornithogalum L. STAB-OF-BETHLEHEM. Flowers' corymbose, erect; pedicels long, slender. 1. ... iJ Ornithogalum UMBELLATUM LM p. 267. Escaped from gardens. ..."

4. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"... but they prefer a compost of loam, leaf-mould, and sand, with an annual top-dressing of rich soil. Propagated by seeds and offsets. Ornithogalum (Greek ..."

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