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Strelitzia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Strelitzia : (noun)
1: small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves
resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in
family Musaceae [syn: Strelitzia, genus Strelitzia]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Strelitzia : \Stre*litz"i*a\, n. [NL., named after Charlotte,
Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of
Great Britain.] (Bot.)
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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