Definition of Anthericum

1. Noun. Genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthericum

Antedon
Antedonidae
Antennaria
Antennaria dioica
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Antennariidae
Anthea
Anthemis arvensis
Anthemis cotula
Anthemis nobilis
Anthemis tinctoria
Antheraea
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea pernyi
Antheraea polyphemus
Anthericum
Anthericum liliago
Anthericum torreyi
Antheropeas
Antheropeas wallacei
Anthidium
Anthoceropsida
Anthoceros
Anthocerotaceae
Anthocerotales
Anthomyia
Anthomyia canicularis
Anthonomus
Anthonomus grandis
Anthony

Literary usage of Anthericum

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

1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Branching anthericum, or Spider-wort. elatum. ... Waved grass- leaved anthericum. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. Introd. 1794. Fl. June. ..."

2. Journal of Science and the Arts by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1817)
"We have never seen the livin plant; which may probably requir to be removed from anthericum, bu certainly cannot be included in Pha ..."

3. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"anthericum.—-This is a profuse - flowering elegant genus, comprising a few hardy species, with bundled thick fibrous roots. They delight in rich light loam, ..."

4. Dreer's Hints on the Growing of Bulbs by Henry A. Dreer, Ida Dandridge Bennett (1914)
"anthericum (St. Bruno's Lily). Miss Ida D. Bennett contributes the following: "A well-established plant throws up several stalks of small, pure white Lilies ..."

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