Crinum

Word CRINUM
Character 6
Hyphenation cri num
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Definitions and meanings of "Crinum"

What do we mean by crinum?

Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Crinum, native to warm regions and having strap-shaped leaves and showy umbels of variously colored flowers. noun

A genus of tall bulbous plants, natural order Amaryllidaceæ, of which there are about 60 species, natives of tropical and subtropical regions. noun

A genus of bulbous plants, of the order Amaryllidaceæ, cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty. noun

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The word "crinum" in example sentences

Grass crinum (Crinum acaule) is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal, mainly on the Maputaland coastal plain. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the hill-tops, among rocks gigantic of mould and fantastic of shape, a less known orchid with inconspicuous flowers yields a perfume reminiscent of the violet; the shady places on the flats are showy with giant crinum lilies. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Men do not actually “die of a rose in aromatic pain,” though many may become uncomfortable and fidgety by sniffing delicious wattle-blossom; and one of the crinum lilies owes its specific title, (PESTILENTIS) to the ill effects of its stainless flowers, those who camp in places where the plant is plentiful being apt to be seized with violent sickness. ❋ Unknown (2003)

On returning on board our party brought a great quantity of the bulbous roots of a crinum which grows abundantly among the rocks on Sims 'Island. ❋ Phillip Parker King (N/A)

Men do not actually "die of a rose in aromatic pain," though many may become uncomfortable and fidgety by sniffing delicious wattle-blossom; and one of the crinum lilies owes its specific title, (PESTILENTIS) to the ill effects of its stainless flowers, those who camp in places where the plant is plentiful being apt to be seized with violent sickness. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Travancore tortoise, the Indian egg-eating snake, the medicinal tree Purakayastha native to Shillong, the Yakla snow lotus, the Siroi lily - said to be the most beautiful of all lilies, crinum lily, the gamble tree native to Kerala with only 200 trees left in the sacred grove of Aickad, and the red sandalwood tree are endangered or critically endangered. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some to try are Amazon lily, crinum and agapanthus. ❋ By KAREN STAUDERMAN, Volusia County Extension Agen (2010)

One of the most durable is the crinum pictured above. ❋ Tom Maccubbin (2010)

Granny Ruth, a family friend, passed along several crinum lilies she refers to as milk and wine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The hills about Cape Flinders and the low shores of the bay in which we found the wreck furnished Mr. Cunningham with a large collection of plants and seeds, and among them was a species of melaleuca, not hitherto known, and which Mr. Cunningham has described under the name of Melaleuca foliosa; he also found a mimusops, and a grevillea (Grevillea gibbosa) remarkable for its ligneous spherical capsules: and on the sandy shore at the south end of the bay we found and procured a large quantity of the bulbous roots of a crinum (angustifolium?). ❋ Phillip Parker King (N/A)

Maybe they’ll like passionvine, crinum lilies and silver pony’s foot. ❋ Unknown (2008)

a less known orchid with inconspicuous flowers yields a perfume reminiscent of the violet; the shady places on the flats are showy with giant crinum lilies. ❋ Unknown (1887)

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