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hippeastrum

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hippeastrum [hɪpɪˈæstrəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
[New Latin, from Greek hippeus knight + astron star]
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Noun1.hippeastrumhippeastrum - amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
Hippeastrum puniceum
amaryllis - bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
genus Hippeastrum - bulbous flowering plants of tropical America


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A clump of hippeastrum spreads indefatigably in Valley gardens, producing an arresting blare of trumpets that grows louder from one year to the next.
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unplugged, 1997, the British hippeastrum collector in The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read, 2001.
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Hippeastrum is the cut flower of choice for late winter and spring gardens.
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