LILY OF THE INCAS

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Meaning:

An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers

Synonyms:

Alstroemeria pelegrina; lily of the Incas; Peruvian lily

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lily of the Incas" is a kind of...):

alstroemeria (any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers)

Holonyms ("lily of the Incas" is a member of...):

genus Alstroemeria (genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae)