gloriosa
noun
any plant of the bulbous tropical African genus Gloriosa, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse climbers for their showy flowers of yellow, orange, and red: family LiliaceaeAlso called: glory lily
Word Origin for gloriosa
New Latin, from Latin gloriosus glorious
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Examples from the Web for gloriosa
Historical Examples of gloriosa
The kinds of Yucca are gloriosa, recurva, flaccida, and filamentosa.
Wood and GardenGertrude Jekyll
But my finest discovery here was the Cicindela gloriosa, which I found on mossy stones just rising above the water.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
I don't insist on a Yucca gloriosa, or a Magnolia speciosissima, (I hope there is such a plant)—a rose or a violet will do.
Narrative And Miscellaneous PapersThomas De Quincey
It is difficult to translate the expressive term, 'gloriosa colloquia.'
The Letters of CassiodorusCassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
In Flagellaria indica, Gloriosa superba and others, the midrib of the leaf ends in a tendril.