"African lily" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: African lilies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} African lily (plural African lilies)
  1. Any of certain flowering plants of the genus Agapanthus, especially Agapanthus umbellatus. Categories (lifeform): Amaryllis family plants, Flowers Hypernyms (some in Agapanthus): agapanthus Coordinate_terms (some in Agapanthus): lily of the Nile
    Sense id: en-African_lily-en-noun-yXr3nf~v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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