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Definition of Asphodelus
1. Noun. Small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asphodelus
Literary usage of Asphodelus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"The Species are; I. asphodelus ... asphodelus albus, non rame/ut. С. В. The white
unbranched ..."
2. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"It comes from North America. ^4. tuberosa is one of the best. It grows one to
two feet high. The ACHILLEA PTARMICA. YELLOW ASPHODEL. (asphodelus LUTEUS. ..."
3. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"In the rock-garden they may be planted in any kind of light soil in sunny positions.
They do well on sloping banks. asphodelus (Greek, a, not, ..."
4. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"... it—a name which rightly belongs to another and tender species. Native of
France, Germany, and Italy. asphodelus (Asphodel).—A very handsome and distinct ..."
5. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"... for the squills prescribed by natives who follow the practice of European
medicine. Value, 1 to 2 annas per lb., according to quality. asphodelus ..."
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