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Definition of Hypoxis
1. Noun. Small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass.
Exact synonyms: Genus Hypoxis
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Hypoxidaceae, Hypoxidaceae
Member holonyms: Star Grass
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Hypoxidaceae, Hypoxidaceae
Member holonyms: Star Grass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypoxis
Literary usage of Hypoxis
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)
"Creeping hypoxis. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. In trod. 1774.
... Decumbent hypoxis. Nat. of Jamaica. Cult. 1755, by Mr. Ph. Miller. ..."
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