chin·che·rin·chee (ch n ch -rn-ch  , chngk-)n. A southern African bulbous plant (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) in the lily family, whose fragrant cluster of showy white blossoms is popular as a cut flower. [Afrikaans tjienkerientjee : tjienker-, imitative of a tinkling sound (from the sound the stems make when rubbed together) + uintjie, bulb, diminutive of ui, onion (from Middle Dutch uyen, ultimately from Latin uni  , a kind of onion).] |
chincherinchee [ˌtʃɪntʃərɪnˈtʃiː -ˈrɪntʃɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a bulbous South African liliaceous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, having long spikes of white or yellow long-lasting flowers
[of unknown origin]
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| Noun | 1. | chincherinchee - South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers star-of-Bethlehem - any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers |
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