genus Asparagus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers
def sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
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Hypernym liliid monocot genus
Member holonym Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
Member meronym asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales; asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus; smilax, Asparagus asparagoides
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Hyponym liliid monocot genus
Member meronym Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
Member holonym asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales; asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus; smilax, Asparagus asparagoides

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