NERINE

Meaning of NERINE in English

[ nɪ'rʌɪni , nə'ri:nə ]

■ noun a bulbous South African plant with narrow strap-shaped petals that are typically crimped and twisted. [Genus Nerine .]

Origin

mod. L., from L., 'Nereid'.

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NERINE — nə̇ˈrī(ˌ)nē noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Nerine Nereid, from Greek Nēreus Nereus 1. capitalized : a genus of southern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERINE — /neuh ruy"nee/ , n. any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NERINE — n. any S. African plant of the genus Nerine, bearing flowers with usu. six narrow strap-shaped petals, often crimped and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NERINE — n. any S. African plant of the genus Nerine, bearing flowers with usu. six narrow strap-shaped petals, often crimped and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NERINE — n. any S. African plant of the genus Nerine, bearing flowers with usu. six narrow strap-shaped petals, often crimped and …
Oxford English vocab
SPIDER LILY — noun 1. : spiderwort 1a 2. : saint-bernard's-lily 3. : any of several plants of the genus Nerine (as the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUERNSEY LILY — noun Usage: usually capitalized G : a southern African bulbous plant ( Nerine sarniensis ) with bright red umbellate flowers …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LILY — (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a …
Английский словарь Webster
GUERNSEY LILY — () A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — ( n. ) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUERNSEY LILY — A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUERNSEY LILY — a bulbous plant, Nerine sarniensis, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of crimson flowers. [ 1655-65 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — add. ·noun a royal spade; usually in ·pl ·see royal spade, below. 2. lily ·noun that end of a …
Webster English vocab
GUERNSEY LILY — a south african plant (nerine sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of guernsey.
Webster English vocab
GUERNSEY LILY — ■ noun a nerine with large heads of pink lily-like flowers. [ Nerine sarniensis .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
GUERNSEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1 a an animal of a breed of dairy cattle from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUERNSEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1 a an animal of a breed of dairy cattle from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUERNSEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1. a an animal of a breed of dairy cattle from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. b …
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