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Definition of Anthericum
1. Noun. Genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Anthericum Liliago, Saint-bernard's-lily, Amber Lily, Anthericum Torreyi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthericum
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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