Albuca

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A plant with a bulb that makes flowers and comes from South Africa

noun
/ælˈbjuːkə/

Specialized

: Albuca

The Albuca genus includes several species prized for their delicate, nodding flowers.

Examples

Look at this Albuca!
Several varieties of Albuca can bloom indoors when given plenty of sunlight.
Gardeners often choose Albuca for its attractive spiral leaves and easy cultivation.
That's an Albuca.
The gardener carefully selected an Albuca to add to his collection of South African plants.
In spring, the Albuca produces beautiful flowers that attract various pollinators.
Albuca is known for its unique spiral leaves that twist around each other.

Surface Forms

Albuca singular

Albucas plural

Etymology

Albuca probably comes from the Latin albus 'white', the same root you see in albino and album. Many Albuca plants have pale flowers or bulbs, so the name points to their colour.