any southern African perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Strelitzia, cultivated for its showy flowers: includes the bird-of-paradise flower: family Strelitziaceae
Word origin
C18: named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), queen of George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Examples of 'strelitzia' in a sentence
strelitzia
Another is the luxuriant tropical gardens bursting with cycads and strelitzia, a splendid sight.