SCHOENOCAULON


Meaning of SCHOENOCAULON in English

ˌskēnəˈkȯˌlän noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from schoeno- (from Greek schoinos rush, reed) + -caulon (from Greek kaulos stem) — more at hole

: a genus of bulbous American herbs (family Liliaceae) having linear basal leaves and white flowers with exserted stamens — see sabadilla

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