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blood lily

blood lily noun: any of various plants in the genus Haemanthus, particularly Haemanthus coccineus, a scarlet-flowered bulbous plant native to southern Africa.

Noun

blood lily (plural blood lilies)

  1. Any of various plants in the genus Haemanthus, particularly Haemanthus coccineus, a scarlet-flowered bulbous plant native to southern Africa.
  2. Any of various plants in the genus Scadoxus, particularly Scadoxus multiflorus, and Scadoxus puniceus.

Forms of blood lily

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Questions about blood lily

What does blood lily mean?
Blood lily means any of various plants in the genus Haemanthus, particularly Haemanthus coccineus, a scarlet-flowered bulbous plant native to southern Africa.
What part of speech is blood lily?
Blood lily is a noun.
What is the plural of blood lily?
The plural of blood lily is blood lilies.

Words near blood lily in the dictionary

  1. blood knot
  2. blood knots
  3. blood libel
  4. blood libels
  5. blood lilies
  6. blood lily
  7. blood lime
  8. blood limes
  9. blood loss
  10. blood lust
  11. blood lusts

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