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hippeastrum

Noun

hip=pe=as=trum

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hippeastrum(n = noun.plant) hippeastrum puniceum - amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers; Array

is a kind of amaryllis

is a member of genus hippeastrum

hippeastrum, n.

An amaryllis of tropical America (Hippeastrum puniceum) often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers. [WordNet 1.5]

hippeastrum, n. any S. American bulbous plant of the genus Hippeastrum with showy white or red flowers.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk hippeus horseman (the leaves appearing to ride on one another) + astron star (from the flower-shape)

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