1. small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae; [syn: Hyacinthoides, genus Hyacinthoides]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hyacinthoides
n 1: small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North
Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn:
Hyacinthoides, genus Hyacinthoides]