"bloodflower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bloodflowers [plural]
Etymology: Translation of the taxonomic name Haemanthus, which comes from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Haemanthus|genus}} Haemanthus, {{der|en|grc|αἷμα||blood}} Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), {{der|en|grc|ἄνθος||flower}} Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bloodflower (plural bloodflowers)
  1. Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
    Sense id: en-bloodflower-en-noun-1sa0wqNt Categories (other): Amaryllis family plants Disambiguation of Amaryllis family plants: 61 39
  2. A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
    Sense id: en-bloodflower-en-noun-5dq9DUnZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dogbane family plants, Flowers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 34 66 Disambiguation of Flowers: 21 79

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