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Colchicum :: Colchicum (n.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron..

Bulbose :: Bulbose (a.) Bulbous.

Squill :: Squill (n.) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion..

Daffodil :: Daffodil (n.) A plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Pseudo-narcissus). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffydowndilly, etc..

Jonquille :: "Jonquille (n.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona..

Umbellularia :: Umbellularia (n.) A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base..

Ixia :: Ixia (n.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers..

Bulbaceous :: Bulbaceous (n.) Bulbous.

Squill :: Squill (n.) Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans)..

Saffron :: Saffron (n.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus.

Gladiolus :: Gladiolus (n.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the corn flag; the sword lily..

#NAME? :: -ous () An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc..

Onion :: Onion (n.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus..

Jacobaean Lily :: "Jacobaean lily () A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower..

Bulb :: Bulb (n.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta..

Bulbous :: Bulbous (n.) Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure..

Narcissus :: Narcissus (n.) A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds..

Hair :: Hair (n.) One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin..

Iris :: Iris (n.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce..

Oxbane :: Oxbane (n.) A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape of Good Hope.

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