Definitions

1. noun

A genus of flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, native to South Africa.

“The bulbine in her garden was attracting many bees and butterflies.”

2. noun

A plant of the genus Bulbine, especially Bulbine frutescens, whose leaves are used in traditional medicine.

“The healer applied a poultice made from the leaves of the bulbine plant to the patient’s wound.”