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bloodflower

bloodflower noun: any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.

Noun

bloodflower (plural bloodflowers)

  1. Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
  2. A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics

Forms of bloodflower

pluralbloodflowers

Origin of bloodflower

Translation of the taxonomic name Haemanthus, which comes from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)

Questions about bloodflower

What does bloodflower mean?
Bloodflower means any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
What part of speech is bloodflower?
Bloodflower is a noun.
What is the plural of bloodflower?
The plural of bloodflower is bloodflowers.

Words near bloodflower in the dictionary

  1. bloodfest
  2. bloodfests
  3. bloodfin
  4. bloodfins
  5. bloodflow
  6. bloodflower
  7. bloodflowers
  8. bloodflows
  9. bloodfluke
  10. bloodflukes
  11. bloodful

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