Strelitzia, genus Strelitzia
(noun) small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name, from Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, of the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
strelitzia (plural strelitzias)
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Strelitzia.
• bird of paradise flower
Source: Wiktionary
Stre*litz"i*a, n. Etym: [NL., named after Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of Great Britain.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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