ACIDANTHERA


Meaning of ACIDANTHERA in English

/as'i dan"theuhr euh/ , n.

any bulbous African plant belonging to the genus Acidanthera, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and long tubular flowers.

[ akid- (s. of akís ) needle (c. L acus; see ACICULA) + NL -anthera; see ANTHER, -A 2 ]

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