noun
any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
• Syn: ↑agapanthus
• Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant
• Hyponyms: ↑African lily, ↑African tulip, ↑blue African lily, ↑Agapanthus africanus
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Agapanthus
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Usage: usually capitalized N
Etymology: Nile, river in northeast Africa
: agapanthus 2
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lily of the Nile noun
Richardia or Zantedeschia
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Main Entry: ↑lily
Useful english dictionary. 2012.