Definition

Noun: * A species of flowering plant: Muscari comosum is the scientific name for a specific bulbous perennial plant, commonly known as the Tassel Hyacinth. It is characterized by its distinctive flower spike, which features a tuft of sterile, showy, blue-violet flowers above the smaller, fertile flowers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden's spring display included a cluster of Muscari comosum with its characteristic tassel-like bloom.
  • Botanists study Muscari comosum for its unique floral structure.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The name is used in its full binomial form () to precisely identify the species within the genus and the family Asparagaceae. It is the accepted scientific name.
  • The specimen was keyed out and confirmed to be Muscari comosum.

Variants and Related Words

• Common Name: Tassel Hyacinth, Feather Hyacinth.
• Genus: (the genus to which this species belongs).
• Leopoldia comosa: A synonym sometimes used in botanical literature.

Synonyms

• Tassel Hyacinth (common name).
• Feather Hyacinth (common name).

Noun

1. large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers