(n) genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America, Syn. genus Tellima
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of shellfish. ] (Zool.) A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells. [ 1913 Webster ]
[はつめい, hatsumei] (n, vs) (1) invention; (adj-na) (2) (See 聡明) intelligent; clever; (n, vs) (3) (arch) being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear; (P)#4641