東亞強壯的叢生多年生草本屬，有總狀花序的花；車前草百合；有時放入玉簪科。 robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae.
水玉簪科的模式屬；一個産於溫帶的細瘦的草本屬，葉似鱗片，花具三角的或三翅的花被。 type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth.
簪子一種長齒梳子，常用於捲發 A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.