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AFRICAN LILY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
Synonyms:
African lily; African tulip; Agapanthus africanus; blue African lily
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("African lily" is a kind of...):
agapanthus; lily of the Nile (any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers)
Holonyms ("African lily" is a member of...):
genus Agapanthus (small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae)