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glory-of-the-sun

glory-of-the-sun noun: any of the genus Leucocoryne of bulbous perennials in the family Amaryllidaceae.

Noun

glory-of-the-sun (uncountable)

  1. Any of the genus Leucocoryne of bulbous perennials in the family Amaryllidaceae.

Origin of glory-of-the-sun

Compare German Sonnenglanz (literally “sunshine”).

Words formed from glory-of-the-sun

Questions about glory-of-the-sun

What does glory-of-the-sun mean?
Glory-of-the-sun means any of the genus Leucocoryne of bulbous perennials in the family Amaryllidaceae.
What part of speech is glory-of-the-sun?
Glory-of-the-sun is a noun.

Words near glory-of-the-sun in the dictionary

  1. glory-holes
  2. glory-hunter
  3. glory-hunters
  4. glory-land
  5. glory-of-the-snow
  6. glory-of-the-sun
  7. glory-worthy
  8. gloryful
  9. gloryhole
  10. gloryholed
  11. gloryholer

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