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What is star-of-Bethlehem?

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... star-of-Bethlehem in botany, low, spring-blooming bulbous plant ( Ornithogalum umbellatum ) of the family Liliaceae ( lily family), native to the Mediterranean region but naturalized in North America and cultivated in gardens.

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