BLOODFLOWER

Meaning of BLOODFLOWER in English

noun a genus of bulbous plants, natives of southern africa, named haemanthus, of the amaryllis family. the juice of h. toxicarius is used by the hottentots to poison their arrows.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

BLOODFLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a tropical herb ( Asclepias curassavica ) with orange-red flowers 2. : blood lily
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOODFLOWER — (n.) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. …
Английский словарь Webster
BLOODFLOWER — ( n. ) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOODFLOWER — /blud"flow'euhr/ , n. a showy milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, of tropical America, having brilliant orange-red flowers and smooth fruit. [ BLOOD …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILKWEED FAMILY — Family Asclepiadaceae, composed of about 2,000 species of flowering herbaceous plants or shrubby climbers in more than 280 genera. Most …
Английский словарь Британика
FALSE IPECAC — noun 1. : an herb of the genus Gillenia that has properties similar to those of ipecac 2. : bloodflower …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOODWEED — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : blood lily 2. : bloodflower 1 3. : great ragweed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASCLEPIADACEAE — Texas, or white, milkweed (Asclepias texana) the milkweed family of the flowering-plant order Gentianales, including more than 280 genera and …
Britannica English vocabulary
MILKWEED FAMILY — Family Asclepiadaceae, composed of about 2,000 species of flowering herbaceous plants or shrubby climbers in more than 280 genera. Most …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster English vocab

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