Meaning of STRELITZIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Strelitzia |
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| | See Also: | | bird of paradise, family Strelitziaceae, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, strelitzia family, Strelitzia reginae, Strelitziaceae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stre*litz"i*a\, n. [NL., named after Charlotte,
Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of
Great Britain.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants related to the banana, found at the Cape of
Good Hope. They have rigid glaucous distichous leaves, and
peculiar richly colored flowers.
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