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Definition of False asphodel
1. Noun. A plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Tofieldia, Tofieldia
Specialized synonyms: Scotch Asphodel, Tofieldia Pusilla
Group relationships: Genus Tofieldia, Tofieldia
Specialized synonyms: Scotch Asphodel, Tofieldia Pusilla
Lexicographical Neighbors of False Asphodel
Literary usage of False asphodel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Europe, northern Asia and British America, south to Lake Superior. Scottish Asphodel,
false asphodel, Lamb-lily. ..."
2. Familiar Lectures on Botany, Practical, Elementary, and Physiological: With by Lincoln Phelps (1846)
"(false asphodel.) LIL"IUM. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6- petalled; petals with
a longitudinal lino from the middle to the base; stamens shorter than the ..."
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