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AZTEC LILY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
Synonyms:
Aztec lily; Jacobean lily; Strekelia formosissima
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Aztec lily" is a kind of...):
amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
Holonyms ("Aztec lily" is a member of...):
genus Strekelia; Strekelia (a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family)