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gloriosa [ˌgləʊrɪˈəʊsə] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the bulbous tropical African genus Gloriosa, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse climbers for their showy flowers of yellow, orange, and red: family Liliaceae Also called glory lily [New Latin, from Latin gloriosus glorious] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Alberto Castellano's Rosario della gloriosa Vergine Maria appeared in Venice first in 1521 and thereafter in several editions (1534, 1566, 1567). Las colocaciones privadas tienen una larga y gloriosa historia, ya que en las ultimas decadas han producido rendimientos de dos digitos. In large whiskey barrels, all along the sun-soaked edge of the portico, clumps of burnt-orange gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta) are in full flower. |
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