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African lily

British  

noun

  1. another name for agapanthus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I watched a wilted African lily fall from its stalk in the garden.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

One stand, that resembled a huge African lily in design, contained several varieties of plums, as large as hen's eggs, and transparent.

From Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Mary E. Bradley Lane

On a stand were geraniums, rose-bushes, the African lily, and many other plants.

From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various

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