A plant of the lily family with star-shaped flowers which typically have green stripes on the outer surface, found in temperate regions of the Old World.
Genera Ornithogalum and Gagea, family Liliaceae: several species, including the white-flowered O. umbellatum and the yellow-flowered G. luteum
Example sentencesExamples
- My father used to grow them in his gardens, along with oleander and star of Bethlehem.
- Nodding Star of Bethlehem (O. nutans) is equally lovely when used for naturalizing.
- Bach Rescue Remedy combines star of Bethlehem, rock rose, impatiens, cherry plum and clematis flower essences.
- Helen goes looking for the elusive Yellow Star of Bethlehem and the strange Toothwort.
- The same is true for the common Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum).