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eremurus

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er⋅e⋅mu⋅rus

[er-uh-myoor-uhs]
–noun, plural -mu⋅ri [-myoor-ahy] .
any of several hardy perennial herbs of the genus Eremurus, of the lily family, cultivated for their tall, colorful, bell-shaped flowers.
Also called foxtail lily.
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er·e·mur·us   (ěr'ə-myŏŏr'əs)   
n.  Any of several Asiatic plants of the genus Eremurus in the lily family, having a tall cluster of colorful bell-shaped flowers.

[New Latin Erēmūrus, genus name : Greek erēmos, solitary + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]
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