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HIPPEASTRUM PUNICEUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hippeastrum puniceum mean?
• HIPPEASTRUM PUNICEUM (noun)
The noun HIPPEASTRUM PUNICEUM has 1 sense:
1. amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
Familiarity information: HIPPEASTRUM PUNICEUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
hippeastrum; Hippeastrum puniceum
Hypernyms ("Hippeastrum puniceum" is a kind of...):
amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
Holonyms ("Hippeastrum puniceum" is a member of...):
genus Hippeastrum (bulbous flowering plants of tropical America)
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