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lisianthus

lisianthus noun: prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum, syn. Eustoma grandiflorum, Lisianthius russellianus).

Noun

lisianthus (plural lisianthuses)

  1. Prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum, syn. Eustoma grandiflorum, Lisianthius russellianus).
    • Recently the art and fashion worlds have also become acquainted with the 53-year-old floral designer: he created the arrangements for the opening of the Palazzo Grassi museum in Venice two years ago and erected a wall of pink dahlias, gerberas, hydrangeas and lisianthuses as the backdrop to Dries...2008 June 22, Armand Limnander, “The Avant Gardener”, in New York Times

Forms of lisianthus

plurallisianthuses

Origin of lisianthus

From Lisianthus, an accepted synonym of Eustoma.

Questions about lisianthus

What does lisianthus mean?
Lisianthus means prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum, syn. Eustoma grandiflorum, Lisianthius russellianus).
What part of speech is lisianthus?
Lisianthus is a noun.
What is the plural of lisianthus?
The plural of lisianthus is lisianthuses.

Words near lisianthus in the dictionary

  1. lishizhenite
  2. lishmah
  3. Lishu
  4. Lishui
  5. lisi
  6. lisianthus
  7. lisianthuses
  8. Lisiecki
  9. Lisieckis
  10. Lisieux
  11. lisinopril

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