alstroemeria
9.9
A plant with bright long lasting flowers often used in bouquets
- noun
- /ˌælstrəˈmɪəriə/
- Specialized
:
alstroemeria
- In the garden, the beautiful alstroemeria bloomed in shades of pink and yellow.
Examples
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Translucent white vases stood on tables, alstroemeria jutting out in orange tufts.
Fiction book (2000) -
The florist arranged a stunning bouquet featuring vibrant alstroemeria and roses.
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For her birthday, he gifted her a lovely arrangement filled with alstroemeria and greenery.
Synonyms
lily of the Incas
vsalstroemeria
9.8
A South American plant with showy pink or purple flowers that grows in the Andes
is the formal botanical name for the plant group not the common name
9.9
A plant from the Andes with bright pink-purple flowers like small lilies
refers to the genus as a whole rather than a single species
Compounds
Alstroemeria pelegrina
- Specialized
9.9
A plant from the Andes with bright pink-purple flowers like small lilies
Surface Forms
alstroemeria singular
alstroemerias plural
Etymology
Alstroemeria is a South American 'flower' named for a Swedish plant collector, Alströmer, who sent many new plants to Europe. So the name is like saying 'Alströmer's flower', which is why alstroemeria now means that colorful garden flower.
