crinum

American  

[krahy-nuhm] / ˈkraɪ nəm /

noun

1. any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.

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crinum British  

/ ˈkraɪnəm /

noun

1. Also called: crinum lily.  any plant of the mostly tropical amaryllidaceous genus Crinum, having straplike leaves and clusters of lily-like flowers

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Etymology

Origin of crinum

< New Latin < Greek krínon lily

Example Sentences

Woody Keim, a great-great-grandson of the community’s founder, says he thinks it’s a tragedy that Fazendeville was torn down and wonderful that the dark purple iris and white and pink crinum lilies have been discovered.

From Washington Times

Then came a more startling discovery - crinum lilies.

From Washington Times

Across the street, pots of elephant ears, crinum lilies and Lucifer’s Tongue lined the curb in front of Stephanie Hendrick’s home.

From New York Times

These grasshoppers aren’t picky when it comes to food, but they do have a preference for crinum lilies and other toxic flowering plants.

From Washington Times

A suitable hole having been dug at one end, or even in the middle of the village street, each person takes a bulb of lily kind, probably a crinum or an amaryllis, such as are common on the rocky edges of streams, and pressing it against their backs and other parts of their body, and with a rhythmic swaying of their bodies plant it in the hole.

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