LILY OF THE INCAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lily of the Incas mean? 

• LILY OF THE INCAS (noun)
  The noun LILY OF THE INCAS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LILY OF THE INCAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LILY OF THE INCAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alstroemeria pelegrina; lily of the Incas; Peruvian lily

Hypernyms ("lily of the Incas" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("lily of the Incas" is a member of...):

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