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noun
Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ornithogalum, ornithogale
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bulbous plant
Narrower terms: starflower, sleepy dick, summer snowflake, Ornithogalum umbellatum, bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, chincherinchee, wonder flower, Ornithogalum thyrsoides
History
From the Star of Bethlehem in Christian tradition.
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
