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freesia

[ free-zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -zhuh ]
/ ˈfri ʒi ə, -zi ə, -ʒə /
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noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.

Nearby words

  1. freephone,
  2. freeport,
  3. freepost,
  4. freer,
  5. freesheet,
  6. freest,
  7. freestanding,
  8. freestone,
  9. freestone state,
  10. freestyle

Origin of freesia

1880–85; < New Latin; named after E. M. Fries (1794–1878), Swedish botanist; see -ia
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Examples from the Web for freesia

  • One of them is called freesia (Fig. 371) and if I could have but one kind of bulb to flower in the winter, I should choose this.

    Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various

  • The freesia and the oxalis are of the "Cape" group of bulbs, and when started in the fall should blossom in four or five months.

    Gardening for Little Girls|Olive Hyde Foster
British Dictionary definitions for freesia

freesia

/ (ˈfriːzɪə, ˈfriːʒə) /

noun

any iridaceous plant of the genus Freesia, of southern Africa, cultivated for their white, yellow, or pink tubular fragrant flowers

Word Origin for freesia

C19: New Latin, named after F. H. T. Freese (died 1876), German physician
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