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Gloriosa

noun
1.
Any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous.  Synonyms: climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba, glory lily.



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"Gloriosa" Quotes from Famous Books



... grassy banks and is of a beautiful green colour, while C. maritima, which is found only on sandy sea-shores, is of a pale bronzy yellow, so as to be almost invisible. A great number of the species found by myself in the Malay islands are similarly protected. The beautiful Cicindela gloriosa, of a very deep velvety green colour, was only taken upon wet mossy stones in the bed of a mountain stream, where it was with the greatest difficulty detected. A large brown species (C. heros) was found chiefly on dead leaves in forest paths; and one which ...
— Little Masterpieces of Science: - The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer • Various



Words linked to "Gloriosa" :   poisonous plant, creeping lily



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