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agapanthus

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ag·a·pan·thus  (g-pnths)
n.
See African lily.
[New Latin Agapanthus, genus name : Greek agap, love + Greek anthos, flower.]
agapanthus [ˌægəˈpænθəs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a liliaceous plant, Agapanthus africanus, of southern Africa, having rounded clusters of blue or white funnel-shaped flowers Also called African lily
[New Latin, from Greek agapē love + anthos flower]
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Noun1.agapanthus - any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
lily of the Nile
liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
genus Agapanthus - small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
African lily, African tulip, Agapanthus africanus, blue African lily - African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers


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