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freesia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɹi.ʒə/
  • rhymes with -iːʒə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any flowering plant of the genus Freesia, native to South Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: iridaceous plant

History

Etymology

From the genus name.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фрезия (frezija) — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小蒼蘭 /小苍兰 (xiǎocānglán) — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香雪蘭 /香雪兰 (xiāngxuělán) — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳶尾 /鸢尾 (yuānwěi) — plant
  • Czech: frézie — plant
  • Finnish: freesia — plant
  • French: freesia — plant
  • Galician: fresia — plant
  • Greek: φρέζια (frézia) — plant
  • Hebrew: פרזיה — plant
  • Irish: fríse — plant
  • Italian: fresia — plant
  • Japanese: フリージア (furījia) — plant
  • Korean: 프리지어 (peurijieo) — plant
  • Māori: pirīhīa — plant
  • Polish: frezja — plant
  • Portuguese: frésia — plant
  • Romanian: frezie — plant
  • Russian: фре́зия (frézija) — plant
  • Russian: фрее́зия (frejézija) — plant
  • Turkish: frezya — plant