AFRICAN TULIP
Dictionary entry overview: What does African tulip mean? • AFRICAN TULIP (noun)
The noun AFRICAN TULIP has 1 sense:
1. African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
Familiarity information: AFRICAN TULIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AFRICAN TULIP (noun)
Meaning:
African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
African lily; African tulip; Agapanthus africanus; blue African lily
Hypernyms ("African tulip" is a kind of...):
agapanthus; lily of the Nile (any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers)
Holonyms ("African tulip" is a member of...):
genus Agapanthus (small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae)
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