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

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