agapanthus

ag·a·pan·thus

A0135500 (ăg′ə-păn′thəs)n. See African lily.

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[New Latin Agapanthus, genus name : Greek agapē, love + Greek anthos, flower.]

agapanthus

(ˌæɡəˈpænθəs) n (Plants) a liliaceous plant, Agapanthus africanus, of southern Africa, having rounded clusters of blue or white funnel-shaped flowers. Also called: African lily [C19: New Latin, from Greek agapē love + anthos flower]

ag•a•pan•thus

(ˌæg əˈpæn θəs)

n., pl. -thus•es. any of several African plants of the genus Agapanthus, of the amaryllis family, having sword-shaped leaves and umbels of blue or white flowers. [< New Latin (1789) < Greek agáp(ē) love + ánthos flower]

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agapanthus - any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowerslily of the Nileliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tubergenus Agapanthus - small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily AlliaceaeAfrican lily, African tulip, Agapanthus africanus, blue African lily - African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers