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agapanthus

agapanthus noun: any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.

agapanthus: any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants
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Noun

agapanthus (plural agapanthuses or agapanthi)

  1. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
    • Agapanthi and hydrangeas bloom on brown-stone front steps, and an occasional elm wears majestically its century of age, and extends its kindly and dignified protection to the emerald-turfed croquet ground nestling at its feet.1881, Christabel Goldsmith [pseudonym; Fannie N. Smith], “The Transcendentalist”, in Peace Pelican, Spinster. A Love Story., New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] W[ashington] Carleton & Co.; London: S[ampson]...
    • Even the succulent blue lilies—a variety of the agapanthus which is so familiar to us in English greenhouses—hung their long trumpet-shaped flowers and looked oppressed and miserable, beneath the burning breath of the hot wind which had been blowing for hours like the draught from a volcano.1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “John has an Adventure”, in Jess, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 1

agapanthus meaning in Arabic

agapanthus in Arabic

any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants
عِشْقِيَّة ʕišqiyya

Forms of agapanthus

pluralagapanthuses
pluralagapanthi

Origin of agapanthus

Borrowed from taxonomic name Agapanthus, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love, affection”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)

Questions about agapanthus

What does agapanthus mean?
Agapanthus means any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
What is agapanthus in Arabic?
Agapanthus in Arabic is عِشْقِيَّة (ʕišqiyya). See Agapanthus meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is agapanthus?
Agapanthus is a noun.
What is the plural of agapanthus?
The plural of agapanthus is agapanthuses.

Words near agapanthus in the dictionary

  1. Agapa
  2. agapae
  3. agapai
  4. agapanthaceous
  5. agapanthi
  6. agapanthus
  7. agapanthuses
  8. agapanthussaponin
  9. agapanthussaponins
  10. agape
  11. agapeic

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