Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The popular name of some of the red-flowered species of Hæmanthus, a genus of bulbous plants, natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
- noun The name in the West Indies of Asclepias Curassavica, a species with crimson flowers, common in tropical latitudes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Hæmanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of
Hæmanthus toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.
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- noun Any of a group of
bulbous African plants of theamaryllis family.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
Etymologies
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blood + flower, from its colour.
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