brodiaea

brodiaea
/broh'dee ee"euh/, n.
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.
[ < NL (1810), named after James Brodie (1744-1824), Scottish botanist; see -AEA]

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