noun
Meaning 1
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Strelitzia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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strelitzia
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noun
Meaning 2
small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Strelitzia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus
History
Etymology
From the genus name, from Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, of the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.