Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A monotypic genus of the family Liliaceæ, comprising a brilliant-flowered and graceful twining plant, L. rosea, a native of Chile.
  • noun A plant of the genus Lapageria.

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  • The well-known greenhouse climbing plant lapageria, with its waxy white or crimson trumpets of flowers, owes its name to Josephine de la

    Here, There and Everywhere Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892

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