HyperDic: genus_hippeastrum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Hippeastrum:
NOUNplantgenus Hippeastrumbulbous flowering plants of tropical America
English > genus Hippeastrum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningBulbous flowering plants of tropical America.
Member ofAmaryllidaceae, family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis familysnowdrop
Membershippeastrum, Hippeastrum puniceumamaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus hippeastrum
Catalangenus hippeastrum

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