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CHINCHERINCHEE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
Synonyms:
chincherinchee; Ornithogalum thyrsoides; wonder flower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chincherinchee" is a kind of...):
star-of-Bethlehem (any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers)