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noun
Any of various plants in the genus Haemanthus, particularly Haemanthus coccineus, a scarlet-flowered bulbous plant native to southern Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various plants in the genus Scadoxus, particularly Scadoxus multiflorus, and Scadoxus puniceus.
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noun
any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bulbous plant
Narrower terms: Cape tulip, Haemanthus coccineus
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