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Urginea

Urginea

Translingual

Proper noun

Urginea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – most of whose former members are now included under Drimia and other genera.

Hypernyms

(genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Urgineeae tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Urginea acarophylla, Urginea cooperi, Urginea longicollis, Urginea patens - accepted species

Usage notes

Some modern treatments include all of Urginea in genus Drimia