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AZTEC LILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aztec lily mean?
• AZTEC LILY (noun)
The noun AZTEC LILY has 1 sense:
1. Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
Familiarity information: AZTEC LILY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aztec lily; Jacobean lily; Strekelia formosissima
Hypernyms ("Aztec lily" is a kind of...):
amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
Holonyms ("Aztec lily" is a member of...):
genus Strekelia; Strekelia (a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family)
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