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CRINUM
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
crinum (plural crinums)
Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.
Source: Wiktionary
Cri"num (kr"nm), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of bulbous plants, of the order Amaryllidace, cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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