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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.  A South African rhizomatous plant (Agapanthus africanus) having violet funnel-shaped flowers grouped in umbels. Also called agapanthus, lily of the Nile.
lily of the Nile  
n.   pl. lilies of the Nile
See African lily.
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