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STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Strekelia formosissima mean?
• STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA (noun)
The noun STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA has 1 sense:
1. Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
Familiarity information: STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aztec lily; Jacobean lily; Strekelia formosissima
Hypernyms ("Strekelia formosissima" is a kind of...):
amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
Holonyms ("Strekelia formosissima" is a member of...):
genus Strekelia; Strekelia (a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family)
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