"agapanthus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agapanthuses [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love, affection”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀγάπη||love, affection}} Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love, affection”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} agapanthus (plural agapanthuses)
  1. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants. Categories (lifeform): Amaryllis family plants Hyponyms (genus Agapanthus): African lily (english: some species), lily of the Nile (english: some species) Translations (any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants): 百子蓮 (Chinese), 百子莲 (Chinese), αγάπανθος (agápanthos) [masculine] (Greek), agapanto [masculine] (Portuguese)

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