HyperDic: lily_of_the_nile

English > 1 sense of the expression lily of the Nile:
NOUNplantlily of the Nile, agapanthusany of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
English > lily of the Nile: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers.
Synonymagapanthus
Member ofgenus Agapanthussmall genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants
NarrowerAfrican lily, African tulip, blue African lily, Agapanthus africanusAfrican plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
Broaderliliaceous plantplant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
Catalanagapant

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