HIPPEASTRUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers

Synonyms:

hippeastrum; Hippeastrum puniceum

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Nouns denoting plants

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

amaryllis (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)

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

genus Hippeastrum (bulbous flowering plants of tropical America)

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