genus Hypoxis

Definitions of genus Hypoxis
  1. noun
    small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
    synonyms: Hypoxis
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    type of:
    liliid monocot genus
    genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
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