Definition of Ornithogalum thyrsoides

1. Noun. South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers.

Exact synonyms: Chincherinchee, Wonder Flower
Generic synonyms: Star-of-bethlehem

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornithogalum Thyrsoides

Ornithodoros erraticus
Ornithodoros hermsi
Ornithodoros lahorensis
Ornithodoros moubata complex
Ornithodoros pappilipes
Ornithodoros parkeri
Ornithodoros rudis
Ornithodoros savigni
Ornithodoros talaje
Ornithodoros tholozani
Ornithodoros turicata
Ornithodoros venezuelensis
Ornithodoros verrucosus
Ornithogalum
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
Ornithogalum thyrsoides (current term)
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Ornithomimida
Ornithonyssus
Ornithorhynchidae
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Oro
Orobanchaceae
Oromos
Orono
Orontes
Orontium
Orontium aquaticum
Orosirian

Literary usage of Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1906)
"Ornithogalum thyrsoides.—A poisonous plant of extremely common occurrence in various parts of the Colony is Ornithogalum thyrsoides, which is frequently ..."

2. Old-fashioned Gardening: A History and a Reconstruction by Grace Tabor (1913)
"Ornithogalum thyrsoides aureum; yellow star of Bethlehem. Ornithogalum umbellatum; star of Bethlehem; greenish white. * Paeonia officinalis; peony; blush, ..."

3. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"... Ornithogalum thyrsoides.—A bulbous plant (Fam. Liliaceae), which is common in Cape Colony. Chemical examination of the entire flowering plant. including ..."

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