CLIVIA


Meaning of CLIVIA in English

Pronunciation: ' kl ī -v ē - ə , ' kli-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Lady Charlotte Clive † 1866 duchess of Northumberland

Date: 1828

: any of a genus ( Clivia ) of perennial evergreen So. African herbs of the amaryllis family with fleshy roots and umbels of large funnel-shaped flowers

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.