star-of-Bethlehem

Definitions of star-of-Bethlehem

1. noun

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

   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

   type of:

   bulbous plant

   plant growing from a bulb