african-lily

African lily

noun
lily-of-the-Nile.
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lily-of-the-Nile

[lil-ee-uhv-thuh-nahyl]
noun
a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers.
Also called African lily.
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African lily
 
—n
another name for agapanthus

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