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Definition of hippeastrum in English: hippeastrumnoun ˌhɪpɪˈastrəm see amaryllis Example sentencesExamples - Amaryllis can be grown outside while hippeastrum very often is used as an indoor plant.
- In horticultural practice, bud abortion is a substantial problem in several crops, including hippeastrum, nerine and tulip.
- As home gardeners get more sophisticated, retailers are now offering both hippeastrum and amaryllis in their catalogs.
- Like hippeastrums the Belladonna Lily or Jersey Lily bears clusters of huge flowers on tall stalks which are solid rather than hollow.
- The Christmas Cactus galloped and had finished flowering by early December, ditto the hippeastrum.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek hippeus 'horseman' (the leaves appearing to ride on one another) + astron 'star' (from the flower-shape). |