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STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Strekelia formosissima mean? 

STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA (noun)
  The noun STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA has 1 sense:

1. Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flowerplay

  Familiarity information: STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA (noun)


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 ("Strekelia formosissima" is a kind of...):

amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)

Holonyms ("Strekelia formosissima" is a member of...):

genus Strekelia; Strekelia (a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family)


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