Aztec lily.
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Aztec lily — noun Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower • Syn: ↑Jacobean lily, ↑Strekelia formosissima • Hypernyms: ↑amaryllis • Member Holonyms: ↑Strekelia, ↑genus Strekelia * * * … Useful english dictionary
Aztec lily. — See Jacobean lily … Useful english dictionary
Jacobean lily — noun Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower • Syn: ↑Aztec lily, ↑Strekelia formosissima • Hypernyms: ↑amaryllis • Member Holonyms: ↑Strekelia, ↑genus Strekelia * * * … Useful english dictionary
Jacobean lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright red flower. Also called Aztec lily. [1745 55; allegedly named after St. James (LL Jacobus); see JACOBEAN] * * * … Universalium
Sprekelia — Taxobox name = Sprekelia image caption = Sprekelia formosissima regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Amaryllidaceae genus = Sprekelia genus authority = subdivision ranks = Species subdivision … Wikipedia
genus Strekelia — noun a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family • Syn: ↑Strekelia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family … Useful english dictionary
Strekelia — noun a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family • Syn: ↑genus Strekelia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family … Useful english dictionary
Strekelia formosissima — noun Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower • Syn: ↑Jacobean lily, ↑Aztec lily • Hypernyms: ↑amaryllis • Member Holonyms: ↑Strekelia, ↑genus Strekelia … Useful english dictionary
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