bulbous plant

/ˌbʌlbəs plænt/

Other forms: bulbous plants

Definitions of bulbous plant

1. noun

   plant growing from a bulb
   types:

   iridaceous plant

   any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae

   amaryllis

   bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

   blood lily

   any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia

   narcissus

   bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

   checkered lily, fritillary

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers

   Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady

   bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe

   star-of-Bethlehem

   any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers

   flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily

   plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

   Belamcanda chinensis, blackberry-lily, leopard lily

   garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry

   crocus

   any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

   freesia

   any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

   glad, gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily

   any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

   corn lily

   any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated

   blue-eyed grass

   plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers

   Amaryllis belladonna, belladonna lily, naked lady

   amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers

   Cape tulip, Haemanthus coccineus

   spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa

   Hippeastrum puniceum, hippeastrum

   amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers

   Narcissus pseudonarcissus, daffodil

   any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

   Narcissus jonquilla, jonquil

   widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers

   Aztec lily, Jacobean lily, Strekelia formosissima

   Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower

   lily

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

   agapanthus, lily of the Nile

   any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers

   albuca

   any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa

   colic root, colicroot, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root

   any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

   alliaceous plant

   bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

   alstroemeria

   any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers

   Amianthum muscaetoxicum, Amianthum muscitoxicum, fly poison

   all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae

   Anthericum liliago, Saint-Bernard's-lily

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

   Anthericum torreyi, amber lily

   plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America

   asphodel

   any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers

   Bloomeria crocea, golden star, golden stars

   California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers

   brodiaea

   any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium

   mariposa, mariposa lily, mariposa tulip

   any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

   fairy lantern, globe lily

   any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers

   cat's-ear

   any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears

   Calochortus nuttallii, sego lily

   perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico

   camas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash

   any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America

   dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth, dogtooth violet

   perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated

   Erythronium montanum, avalanche lily

   perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States

   Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata, Fritillaria mutica, mission bells, rice-grain fritillary

   herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers

   Fritillaria biflora, black fritillary, mission bells

   herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green

   Fritillaria agrestis, stink bell

   a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields

   Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial

   Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem

   Fritillaria liliaceae, white fritillary

   California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually tinged with green

   Fritillaria meleagris, checkered daffodil, guinea-hen flower, leper lily, snake's head fritillary

   Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental

   Fritillaria micrantha, Fritillaria parviflora, brown bells

   California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers

   Fritillaria pluriflora, adobe lily, pink fritillary

   California herb with pinkish purple flowers

   Fritillaria recurva, scarlet fritillary

   western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers

   tulip

   any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

   day lily, daylily

   any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day

   hyacinth

   any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

   Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta, bluebell, harebell, wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth

   sometimes placed in genus Scilla

   Ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, starflower, summer snowflake

   common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States

   Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, Prussian asparagus, bath asparagus

   Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots

   Ornithogalum thyrsoides, chincherinchee, wonder flower

   South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers

   grape hyacinth

   any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes

   scilla, squill

   an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers

   false asphodel

   a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers

   Urginea maritima, sea onion, sea squill, squill

   having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties

   bog asphodel

   either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions

   false hellebore, hellebore

   perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes

   Xerophyllum tenax, bear grass, squaw grass

   plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers

   death camas, zigadene

   any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous

   trillium, wake-robin, wood lily

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower

   Convallaria majalis, May lily, lily of the valley

   low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries

   Clinton's lily, clintonia

   any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries

   Liriope muscari, lily turf, lilyturf

   Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover

   Maianthemum canadense, false lily of the valley

   small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers

   Maianthemum bifolium, false lily of the valley

   small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan

   Solomon's-seal

   any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal

   type of:

   tracheophyte, vascular plant

   green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms