HyperDic: wonder_flower

English > 1 sense of the expression wonder flower:
NOUNplantwonder flower, chincherinchee, Ornithogalum thyrsoidesSouth African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
English > wonder flower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSouth African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers.
Synonymschincherinchee, Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Broaderstar-of-BethlehemAny of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers

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