american bog asphodel | (n) of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina, Syn. Narthecium americanum |
asphodel | (n) any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers |
asphodelaceae | (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae, Syn. family Asphodelaceae |
asphodeline | (n) genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae, Syn. genus Asphodeline |
asphodelus | (n) small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae, Syn. genus Asphodelus |
bog asphodel | (n) either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions |
european bog asphodel | (n) of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal, Syn. Narthecium ossifragum |
false asphodel | (n) a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers |
scotch asphodel | (n) false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe, Syn. Tofieldia pusilla |
hallucinogen | (n) a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences, Syn. psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug, hallucinogenic drug |
king's spear | (n) asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers, Syn. Asphodeline lutea, yellow asphodel |
lemon lily | (n) a day lily with yellow flowers, Syn. Hemerocallis flava, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus |