ALSTROEMERIA

alstroemeria

(noun) any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

alstroemeria (countable and uncountable, plural alstroemerias)

Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.

Source: Wiktionary



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