English words for 'The Peruvian lily'
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noun
- small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
- small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
- New Zealand native shrubs Pseudowintera axillaris and Pseudowintera colorata with leaves often having large red blotches and are used for traditional medicines, and whose flowers are greenish yellow and its fruit is orange-red or black.
- Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.
noun
- Zephyranthes atamasco (rain lily, Atamasco lily)
- Lilium superbum (also Turk's cap lily, turban lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily)
- Any of various species of lily growing in wet habitats:
- Saururus spp. (lizard's tail)
- Ottelia ovalifolia
- in genera Crinum, including Crinum americanum (southern swamplily), Crinum erubescens, Crinum pedunculatum (also river lily or mangrove lily)
- North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
noun
- A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis
- An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
- A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
- tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
- globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
noun
- Lilium catesbaei, a lily species native to southeastern North America.
- Lilium pardalinum, a lily species native to western North America.
- Dieffenbachia, a genus containing species cultivated as ornamental houseplants.
- Ledebouria socialis, a species native to South Africa.
- Iris domestica, a cultivated species.
- lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
- garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
- lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
noun
- A potentilla (flower).
- (topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
- an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
noun
- Chlidanthus fragrans, a bulbous geophyte native to Peru and Argentina.
- Various plants of the genus Ismene of perennial bulbs.
- Various plants of the genus Pamianthe of perennial bulbs.
- Various plants of the genus Hymenocallis of perennial bulbs.
- Various plants of the genus Paramongaia of perennial bulbs.
noun
adj
- Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
- (astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
- Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.
- Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
noun
- a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
- a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
- Any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.
noun
- any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
- Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
- (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
- (heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
- Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
- (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
adj
noun
- any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
- Any plant in the genus Abronia or the related genus Tripterocalyx, herbaceous flowers native to sandy habitats throughout the western half of North America, some of which have edible roots.
noun
adj
- From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
- Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
- (mathematics) Pertaining to tropical geometry.
- relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
- of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
- characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
- of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
noun
- Any of genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.
- A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.
- Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
- deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
- shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
noun
- A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
- A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
- Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
- A plant of the family Primulaceae.
- A light yellow colour.
- A flower of a primrose plant.
- any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
adj
verb
noun
- small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
- small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
- New Zealand native shrubs Pseudowintera axillaris and Pseudowintera colorata with leaves often having large red blotches and are used for traditional medicines, and whose flowers are greenish yellow and its fruit is orange-red or black.
- Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.
noun
- Zephyranthes atamasco (rain lily, Atamasco lily)
- Lilium superbum (also Turk's cap lily, turban lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily)
- Any of various species of lily growing in wet habitats:
- Saururus spp. (lizard's tail)
- Ottelia ovalifolia
- in genera Crinum, including Crinum americanum (southern swamplily), Crinum erubescens, Crinum pedunculatum (also river lily or mangrove lily)
- North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
noun
- A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis
- An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
- A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
- tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
- globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
noun
- Lilium catesbaei, a lily species native to southeastern North America.
- Lilium pardalinum, a lily species native to western North America.
- Dieffenbachia, a genus containing species cultivated as ornamental houseplants.
- Ledebouria socialis, a species native to South Africa.
- Iris domestica, a cultivated species.
- lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
- garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
- lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
noun
- A potentilla (flower).
- (topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
- an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
noun
- Chlidanthus fragrans, a bulbous geophyte native to Peru and Argentina.
- Various plants of the genus Ismene of perennial bulbs.
- Various plants of the genus Pamianthe of perennial bulbs.
- Various plants of the genus Hymenocallis of perennial bulbs.
- Various plants of the genus Paramongaia of perennial bulbs.
noun
adj
- Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
- (astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
- Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.
- Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
noun
- a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
- a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
- Any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.
noun
- any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
- Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
- (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
- (heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
- Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
- (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
adj
noun
- any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
- Any plant in the genus Abronia or the related genus Tripterocalyx, herbaceous flowers native to sandy habitats throughout the western half of North America, some of which have edible roots.
noun
adj
- From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
- Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
- (mathematics) Pertaining to tropical geometry.
- relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
- of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
- characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
- of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
noun
- Any of genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.
- A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.
- Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
- deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
- shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
noun
- A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
- A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
- Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
- A plant of the family Primulaceae.
- A light yellow colour.
- A flower of a primrose plant.
- any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
adj
verb
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