1. small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae; [syn: Bowiea, genus Bowiea]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Bowiea
n 1: small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs
with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family
Hyacinthaceae [syn: Bowiea, genus Bowiea]