| NOUN | plant | genus Alstroemeria | genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems |
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| Meaning | genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae. | |
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| Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
| Members | Peruvian lily, lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pelegrina | An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers |
| alstroemeria | Any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers | |
| Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
| Spanish | genus alstroemeria | |
| Catalan | genus alstroemeria | |
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