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    GLORIOSA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonousplay

    Synonyms:

    climbing lily; creeping lily; gloriosa; Gloriosa superba; glory lily

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("gloriosa" is a kind of...):

    poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

    Holonyms ("gloriosa" is a member of...):

    genus Gloriosa (sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily)

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