hippeastrum

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hippeastrum

(hɪpɪˈæstrəm) n (Plants) any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers[C19: New Latin, from Greek hippeus knight + astron star]

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Noun

hippeastrum - amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowersHippeastrum puniceumamaryllis - bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowersgenus Hippeastrum - bulbous flowering plants of tropical America

Hippeastrum

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Hippeastrum

a genus of bulbaceous, herbaceous perennial plants of the Amaryllidaceae family. There are about 75 subtropical and tropical American species that are raised everywhere (frequently under the name “amaryllis”) as house plants and in hothouses. In the south they are raised on open soil. They are plants with long ribbon-like or belt-like leaves and large funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers of various colors set on high floral shoots. The ribbon Hippeastrum (H. vittatum) and the tall Hippeastrum (H. procerum) are among the species raised in the USSR.

REFERENCE

Dictionary of Gardening, 2nd ed., vol. 2. Oxford, 1956.

M. E. KIRPICHNIKOV

hippeastrum

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noun

Synonyms for hippeastrum

noun amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers

Synonyms

Hippeastrum puniceum

Related Words

amaryllis
genus Hippeastrum

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