HIPPEASTRUM

Meaning of HIPPEASTRUM in English

n. any S. American bulbous plant of the genus Hippeastrum with showy white or red flowers.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk hippeus horseman (the leaves appearing to ride on one another) + astron star (from the flower-shape)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HIPPEASTRUM — ˌhipēˈastrəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hippeus horseman (from hippos ) + astron star; from the equitant leaves and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIPPEASTRUM — hippeastrum BrE AmE ˌhɪp i ˈæs trəm ▷ hippeastrum|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIPPEASTRUM — n. any S. American bulbous plant of the genus Hippeastrum with showy white or red flowers. [mod.L f. Gk hippeus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIPPEASTRUM — n. any S. American bulbous plant of the genus Hippeastrum with showy white or red flowers. [ mod.L f. Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIPPEASTRUM — Гиппеаструм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AMARYLLIS FAMILY — Family Amaryllidaceae of the order Liliales, containing about 65 genera and at least 835 species of perennial herbaceous plants, found …
Английский словарь Британика
BARBADOS LILY — noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a bulbous tropical American herb ( Hippeastrum puniceum ) related to the amaryllis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMARYLLIS — ˌaməˈrilə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin, the name of a shepherdess in Virgil 1. capitalized : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMARYLLIS — /am'euh ril"is/ , n. 1. any of several bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum, esp. H. puniceum, which has large …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMARYLLIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin, name of a shepherdess in Virgil's Eclogues Date: circa 1794 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMARYLLIS — [ ˌamə'rɪlɪs ] ■ noun a bulbous plant with showy trumpet-shaped flowers and strap-shaped leaves. [ Amaryllis belladonna (S. Africa) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMARYLLIS — [am.a.ryl.lis] n [NL, genus name, prob. fr. L, name of a shepherdess in Virgil's Eclogues] (ca. 1794): an autumn-flowering So. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMARYLLIDACEAE — family of perennial herbs in the flowering plant order Liliales, containing about 65 genera and at least 835 species, distributed …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMARYLLIS — n. 1 a plant genus with a single species, Amaryllis belladonna, a bulbous lily-like plant native to S. Africa with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMARYLLIS — n. 1 a plant genus with a single species, Amaryllis belladonna, a bulbous lily-like plant native to S. Africa with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMARYLLIS — n.1 a plant genus with a single species, Amaryllis belladonna, a bulbous lily-like plant native to S. Africa with white …
Oxford English vocab
AMARYLLIS FAMILY — Family Amaryllidaceae of the order Liliales, containing about 65 genera and at least 835 species of perennial herbaceous plants, found …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ГИППЕАСТРУМ — Hippeastrum
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
KNIGHT'S-STAR — бот. гиппеаструм (Hippeastrum)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
KNIGHT'S-STAR — бот. гиппеаструм ( Hippeastrum )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ГИППЕАСТРУМ — бот. (Hippeastrum) knight's-star
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Oxford English vocab

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