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strelitzia
(redirected from Birds of paradise (plant))

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strelitzia [strɛˈlɪtsɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any southern African perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Strelitzia, cultivated for its showy flowers: includes the bird-of-paradise flower: family Strelitziaceae
[named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), queen of Great Britain and Ireland]
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Noun1.strelitzia - small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plantsStrelitzia - small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Strelitziaceae, strelitzia family, Strelitziaceae - woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise - ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird


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