STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM


Meaning of STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbeth-li-ˌhem, -lē-(h)əm ]

noun

Date: 1573

: any of various Old World bulbous herbs (genus Ornithogalum ) of the lily family with basal leaves resembling grass ; especially : one ( O. umbellatum ) with white star-shaped flowers that is naturalized in the eastern United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.