STRELITZIA
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
Etymology
From the genus name, from Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, of the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Noun
strelitzia (plural strelitzias)
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Strelitzia.
Synonyms
• 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