ALSTROEMERIA PELEGRINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alstroemeria pelegrina mean? 

• ALSTROEMERIA PELEGRINA (noun)
  The noun ALSTROEMERIA PELEGRINA has 1 sense:

1. an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers

  Familiarity information: ALSTROEMERIA PELEGRINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALSTROEMERIA PELEGRINA (noun)

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Meaning:

An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alstroemeria pelegrina; lily of the Incas; Peruvian lily

Hypernyms ("Alstroemeria pelegrina" is a kind of...):

alstroemeria (any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers)

Holonyms ("Alstroemeria pelegrina" is a member of...):

genus Alstroemeria (genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae)