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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 Europeplay

2. amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowersplay

  Familiarity information: NAKED LADY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NAKED LADY (noun)


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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