"alstroemeria" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/ Forms: alstroemerias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alstroemeria (countable and uncountable, plural alstroemerias)
  1. Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Liliales order plants Translations (any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants): incalelie [feminine] (Dutch), alstroemeria [feminine] (Dutch), alstroeméria [feminine] (Portuguese), astromelia [feminine] (Spanish), lirio de los Incas [masculine] (Spanish), lirio del Perú [masculine] (Spanish)

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