Definition

Noun: * A perennial plant: Saint-Bernard's-lily refers to a specific species of flowering plant native to southern Europe. It is characterized by its growth habit and floral display.

Usage

• This term is used specifically in botany, horticulture, and gardening to identify this particular plant species. It is a proper common name.
  • The Saint-Bernard's-lily thrives in well-drained soil and partial shade.
  • We added several Saint-Bernard's-lily plants to the alpine garden section.

Advanced Usage

• The name is often seen in its hyphenated form () but may also be written without the possessive apostrophe as or simply in less formal horticultural contexts.
  • The catalog listed it under St. Bernard's lily.*

Variants and Related Words

• Anthericum liliago: This is the formal botanical (Latin) name for the plant species commonly known as Saint-Bernard's-lily.
• St. Bernard's lily: A common variant spelling of the common name.
• Spider plant: A common name for a different, but related, genus (). It is related only in the sense of both being flowering plants, not as a direct synonym.

Synonyms

• Anthericum liliago: The scientific synonym, used in academic and precise botanical contexts.

Notes on Meaning

• The name is a common name and does not imply the plant is a true lily (family Liliaceae). It belongs to the Asparagaceae family. Its defining features, as per the reference, are its origin (southern Europe), its cultivation for ornamental purposes, and its flower type (spikes of small, starry, greenish-white flowers).

Noun

1. southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers