clivia

cli·vi·a

[klahy-vee-uh, kliv-ee-uh]
noun

Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1828), named in honor of Lady Charlotte Florentia (née Clive), Duchess of Northumberland (1787–1866); see -ia

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