any plant of the bulbous tropical African genus Gloriosa, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse climbers for their showy flowers of yellow, orange, and red: family Liliaceae
Also called: glory lily
Word origin
New Latin, from Latin gloriosus glorious
Examples of 'gloriosa' in a sentence
gloriosa
Plant summer-flowering gloriosa (glory lily) tubers in containers and keep in a warm conservatory.