Definitions for Brodiaea

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Brodiaea bro·di·ae·a

Spelling: [broh-dee-ee-uh]

IPA: /ˌbroʊ diˈi ə/

Brodiaea is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 287 anagrams from letters in Brodiaea (aabdeior).

Definitions for Brodiaea

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.

Origin of Brodiaea

New Latin (1810), named after James Brodie (1744-1824), Scottish botanist; see -aea

Examples for Brodiaea

There are several kinds of Muilla, much like brodiaea and very much like Allium, but with no onion taste or smell.

There are four kinds of Bloomeria, all Californian, resembling brodiaea, but the stamens unlike.

Kroeber thinks that the description indicates the wild onion (brodiaea), called putcu in Coast Miwok, and this is not improbable.

There are many kinds of brodiaea, among the prettiest western flowers.