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alstroemeria

/ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/

alstroemeria noun: any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.

Noun

alstroemeria (countable and uncountable, plural alstroemerias)

  1. Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
    • Now they were doing it again: Waiting, with a bouquet of alstroemeria and purple tulips, for Asbury Park’s deputy city clerk, D. Kiki Tomek, to take their application for a civil union in New Jersey .2007 February 20, Ellen Barry, “Eagerness and Some Resignation as Civil Union Law Takes Effect”, in New York Times

Forms of alstroemeria

pluralalstroemerias

Origin of alstroemeria

Borrowed from taxonomic name Alstroemeria.

Questions about alstroemeria

What does alstroemeria mean?
Alstroemeria means any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
What part of speech is alstroemeria?
Alstroemeria is a noun.
How do you pronounce alstroemeria?
Alstroemeria is pronounced /ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/.
What is the plural of alstroemeria?
The plural of alstroemeria is alstroemerias.

Words near alstroemeria in the dictionary

  1. alstonine
  2. alstonines
  3. alstonite
  4. Alstonvale
  5. Alstonville
  6. alstroemeria
  7. alstroemerias
  8. Alström syndrome
  9. Alström-Hallgren syndrome
  10. Alsup
  11. Alsups

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