HyperDic: haemanthus_coccineus

English > 1 sense of the expression Haemanthus coccineus:
NOUNplantHaemanthus coccineus, Cape tulipspectacular 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
English > Haemanthus coccineus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSpectacular 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.
SynonymCape tulip
Member ofHaemanthus, genus Haemanthusgenus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs
Broaderblood lilyAny of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus

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