gloriosa

/ (ˌɡləʊrɪˈəʊsə) /

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

Nearby words

gloria patri, glorification, glorified, glorify, gloriole, gloriosa, gloriosa lily, glorious, glorious revolution, gloriously, glory

Word Origin for gloriosa

New Latin, from Latin gloriosus glorious

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Examples from the Web for gloriosa

If the secondary floral axes give rise to tertiary ones, the raceme is branching, and forms a panicle, as in Yucca gloriosa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
But my finest discovery here was the Cicindela gloriosa, which I found on mossy stones just rising above the water.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace
It is difficult to translate the expressive term, 'gloriosa colloquia.'
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
In Flagellaria indica, Gloriosa superba and others, the midrib of the leaf ends in a tendril.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various

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 Papers|Thomas De Quincey