hypoxis

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully plants a hypoxis in a sunny flower bed.

Definition

Noun 1. A genus of small, perennial, flowering plants: Hypoxis is the scientific name for a genus of herbaceous plants. They are characterized by growing from a corm (a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem), producing grass-like leaves, and bearing yellow, star-shaped flowers on a leafless stalk. They are commonly known as star grass.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The bright yellow flowers of Hypoxis are a common sight in the meadow in spring.
  • Several species of Hypoxis are used in traditional medicine.
  • Botanists study the Hypoxis genus for its unique growth from a corm.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The word is always capitalized () when referring to the genus name, following scientific convention. It is often followed by a species name (e.g., , ).
  • The specimen was identified as Hypoxis hemerocallidea.

Variants and Related Words

• Star grass (n): The common name for plants in the genus, referring to the shape of their flowers.
  • Star grass is often found in well-drained, sunny areas.

Synonyms

• Star grass (common name)

Notes on Meaning

• Taxonomic Context: While the reference context mentions they are "sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae," modern taxonomic revisions often place the genus in its own family, Hypoxidaceae. The key defining features remain the corm, grass-like leaves, and flowers on a leafless scape.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Hypoxis
• genus Hypoxis