| NOUN | plant | Haemanthus coccineus, Cape tulip | spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts |
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| Meaning | Spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa. | |
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| Synonym | Cape tulip | |
| Member of | Haemanthus, genus Haemanthus | genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs |
| Broader | blood lily | Any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus |
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