ALSTROEMERIA


Meaning of ALSTROEMERIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌal-strə-ˈmir-ē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Klas von Alstroemer died 1794 Swedish botanist

Date: 1833

: any of a genus ( Alstroemeria ) of tropical South American herbs of the lily family that are often cultivated for their clusters of showy variegated flowers

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