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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.hippeastrum - amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowershippeastrum - 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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The trumpets of the bulbous perennials Hippeastrums are in full swing and range in colour from red, orange, yellow, pink and white.
Spectacular natural fireworks by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
2) Bold trumpets The Hippeastrum, sometimes incorrectly known as the amaryllis, is a stunning houseplant bulb.
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Abstract The dichloromethane and n-butanol extracts obtained from fresh bulbs of Hippeastrum vittatum (Amaryllidaceae), collected in Southern Brazil, were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity in vitro against five human cell lines (HT29 colon adenocarcinoma, H460 non-small cell lung carcinoma, RXF393 renal cell carcinoma, MCF7 breast cancer, and OVCAR3 epithelial ovarian cancer), using the sulphorhodamine B assay.
Screening for cytotoxic activity of extracts and isolated alkaloids ... by Silva, A.F.S.; Andrade, J.P. de; Machado, K.R.B.; Rocha, A.B.; Apel, M.A.; Sobral, M.E.G.; A.T.; Hen / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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