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Strelitzia

Strelitzia Meaning & Definition
Strelitzia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Strelitzia?

[n] small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Strelitzia: genus Strelitzia

Related Terms | Find terms related to Strelitzia:

See Also | bird of paradise | family Strelitziaceae | liliopsid genus | monocot genus | strelitzia family | Strelitzia reginae | Strelitziaceae

Strelitzia In Webster's Dictionary

\Stre*litz"i*a\, n. [NL., named after Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of Great Britain.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the banana, found at the Cape of Good Hope. They have rigid glaucous distichous leaves, and peculiar richly colored flowers.

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