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STREKELIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Strekelia mean?
• STREKELIA (noun)
The noun STREKELIA has 1 sense:
1. a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family
Familiarity information: STREKELIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Strekelia; Strekelia
Hypernyms ("Strekelia" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "Strekelia"):
Aztec lily; Jacobean lily; Strekelia formosissima (Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower)
Holonyms ("Strekelia" is a member of...):
Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family; family Amaryllidaceae (snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae)
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