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GLORIOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gloriosa mean?
• GLORIOSA (noun)
The noun GLORIOSA has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
Familiarity information: GLORIOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
climbing lily; creeping lily; gloriosa; Gloriosa superba; glory lily
Hypernyms ("gloriosa" is a kind of...):
poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)
Holonyms ("gloriosa" is a member of...):
genus Gloriosa (sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily)
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