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PERUVIAN LILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Peruvian lily mean?
• PERUVIAN LILY (noun)
The noun PERUVIAN LILY has 1 sense:
1. an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers
Familiarity information: PERUVIAN LILY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Peruvian lily" is a kind of...):
alstroemeria (any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers)
Holonyms ("Peruvian lily" is a member of...):
genus Alstroemeria (genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae)
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