brodiaea

Definitions of brodiaea

1. noun

   any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
   types:

   Brodiaea elegans, elegant brodiaea

   brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber