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Noun: Aletris
  1. Small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    - genus Aletris

Type of: liliid monocot genus

Part of: family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family

Encyclopedia: Aletris