bomarea
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1. large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bomarea edulis, salsilla, |
| definition | : | tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bomarea salsilla, salsilla, |
| definition | : | tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia (noun.plant) |
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