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NAKED LADY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does naked lady mean?
• NAKED LADY (noun)
The noun NAKED LADY has 2 senses:
1. bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
2. amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
Familiarity information: NAKED LADY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
autumn crocus; Colchicum autumnale; meadow saffron; naked lady
Hypernyms ("naked lady" is a kind of...):
bulbous plant (plant growing from a bulb)
Holonyms ("naked lady" is a member of...):
Colchicum; genus Colchicum (chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Amaryllis belladonna; belladonna lily; naked lady
Hypernyms ("naked lady" is a kind of...):
amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
Holonyms ("naked lady" is a member of...):
genus Amaryllis (type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa)
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