- Aletris, genus Aletris - small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
--1 is a kind of liliid monocot genus
--1 is a member of Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
--1 has members:colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root; ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa; yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea