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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Hyacinthaceae — the Star of Bethlehem and related plants.
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Examples
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The little white flowers Ornithogalum umbellatum comes up in my yard every year.
Miscellaneous Spring Bulbs 2010-The Best Of The Rest « Fairegarden 2010
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Gdns. Kew, 7 (1940): 277 – 285; “The genus Ornithogalum in Palestine and neighbouring countries.”
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Comment on “Ornithogalum thyrsoides umbellatum”.
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Ornithogalum umbellatum – Star of Bethlehem flower.
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Hi, It looks more like Ornithogalum thyroides not umbellatum.
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Baraminologists deny 'hoax' charges, threaten legal action - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Ornithogalum umbellatum – Star of Bethlehem flower.
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Ephemers and ephemeroids are two other dominant life forms that can complete their annual life cycle during the short spring (species in the families Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae; genera Tulipa, Ornithogalum, Gagea, Ixiolirion, and Eremurus).
Kazakh steppe 2008
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Coastal community endemics include Aegilops sharonensis, Anthemis tripolitana, Ballota philistaea, Convolvulus secundus, Ornithogalum densum, Rumex occultans, and Silene modesta.
Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests 2008
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