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Strelitzia

Strelitzia

9.9
A tall evergreen plant with large leaves like a banana and bright unusual flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • In South Africa, the Strelitzia plant is celebrated for its stunning blooms resembling birds.

Examples

  • She admired the Strelitzia in the botanical garden, fascinated by its unique, tropical appearance.

  • The garden was adorned with Strelitzia, their vibrant flowers attracting numerous butterflies.

  • I was even sure, sometimes, that the garden and I were made of the same substance; sand and compost rubbed my bones; moss, fern, violets, and strelitzia were growing in my skin, stretching my limbs.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

genus Strelitzia
vsStrelitzia
  • Specialized
9.3

A small group of large evergreen plants with banana-like leaves and exotic flowers from South Africa

emphasizes South African origin and showy exotic flowers rather than classification

Compounds

genus Strelitzia
  • Specialized
9.3

A small group of large evergreen plants with banana-like leaves and exotic flowers from South Africa

strelitzia family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of tropical plants with hard stems and large colorful flowers like bird of paradise

Strelitzia reginae
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from South Africa with orange and blue flowers that look like a bird

Surface Forms

Strelitzia singular
Strelitzias plural

Etymology

Strelitzia is named after the German place and family Strelitz, linked to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, so the name basically means 'from Strelitz'. That's why this exotic plant's name sounds like a place or a person's name and not a regular word.