kudu lily
- noun
- South African
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lirio kudu
- The kudu lily blooms impressively with pink and white flowers after its leaves have fallen.
Examples
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The thick, succulent stem of the kudu lily helps it survive periods of drought.
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Many gardeners in tropical climates appreciate the resilience and beauty of the kudu lily.
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The kudu lily blooms beautifully in the spring.
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I saw a stunning kudu lily in the garden.
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Gardeners love the kudu lily for its striking pink and white flowers that bloom beautifully in tropical gardens.
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The kudu lily is often grown as an ornamental plant due to its unique succulent stem and stunning flowers.
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In many tropical regions, the kudu lily adds vibrant color to landscapes after its leaves have fallen.
Synonyms
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A small plant with a thick swollen stem and bright pink or white flowers grown in warm places
A South African shrub with a thick swollen stem and bright pink and white flowers
A South African shrub with a thick stem that stores water and pink and white flowers
A shrub with a thick, fleshy stem and bright pink and white flowers that bloom after the leaves fall
A small South African shrub with a thick stem that stores water and bright pink or white flowers
How Ornamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
kudu + lily
This is a noun–noun compound where 'lily' clearly signals a type of plant and 'kudu' serves as a modifier; if a learner knows both constituent words they can infer it denotes a lily (plant) associated with or named after 'kudu'. The construction follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern of <modifier + plant> naming, so the overall meaning is compositionally predictable even if 'kudu' itself is relatively rare.
Etymology
Kudu lily may come from the African animal kudu, a 'large antelope', because the plant often grows where these animals live and its long seed pods can look a little like the kudu's curved horns. So the name helps you remember this South African shrub with a thick stem and bright pink-and-white flowers.