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crinum

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cri·num  (krnm)
n.
Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Crinum, native to warm regions and having strap-shaped leaves and showy umbels of variously colored flowers. Also called spider lily.
[New Latin Crinum, genus name, from Greek krinon, lily.]
crinum [ˈkraɪnəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the mostly tropical amaryllidaceous genus Crinum, having straplike leaves and clusters of lily-like flowers Also called crinum lily
[Latin: lily, from Greek krinon]


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