Definition of Bessera

1. Noun. Small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Bessera
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Bessera Elegans, Coral Drops

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bessera

Besnoitia besnoiti
Besnoitia tarandi
Besnoitiidae
Bess
Bessarabia
Bessarabian
Bessarabians
Bessel
Bessel function
Bessel functions
Bessemer
Bessemer converter
Bessemer process
Bessemer steel
Bessemer steels
Bessera
Bessera elegans
Besserwisser
Besseya
Besseya alpina
Bessie
Bessie Smith
Bessy
Bessy cerca
Best
Best's carmine stain
Best's disease
Best and Greatest
Besòs
Beta

Literary usage of Bessera

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

1. Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants: Their History, Description, Methods of by Charles Linnaeus Allen (1912)
"The bessera requires the same conditions of cultivation, and the same care when ... The upper flowers in the engraving (Page 43) are those of the bessera. ..."

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