TRITELEIA


Meaning of TRITELEIA in English

ˌtrīd. ə lˈīə, -ˈē(y)ə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from tri- + Greek teleios complete; akin to Greek telos end; from the trimerous flowers — more at wheel

1. capitalized : a genus of American bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) that have grasslike leaves and umbels of white, blue, or violet flowers with the stamens borne on the tube of the perianth in two series and are sometimes included in Brodiaea

2. -s : any plant of the genus Triteleia

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