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ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ornithogalum thyrsoides mean?
• ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES (noun)
The noun ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES has 1 sense:
1. South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
Familiarity information: ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
chincherinchee; Ornithogalum thyrsoides; wonder flower
Hypernyms ("Ornithogalum thyrsoides" is a kind of...):
star-of-Bethlehem (any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers)
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