gloriosa

British  

/ ˌɡləʊrɪˈəʊsə /

noun

1. Also called: glory lily.  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 Liliaceae

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Etymology

Origin of gloriosa

New Latin, from Latin gloriosus glorious

Example Sentences

When I consider that, if it had not been for la gloriosa, our railway would have been at point of completion, such desperation seizes me that—" "This is only a passing conclusion, Don Maximo....

From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

On the Luéna. 4th February, 1873.—Return to camp on the rivulet with much Methonica gloriosa on its banks.

From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi by Waller, Horace

Res gloriosa is an illustrious thing; but vir gloriosus is commonly a braggart, as in miles gloriosus.

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel

He recited, too, the Salve Regina, the Regina Coeli, the O gloriosa Domina, all the prayers and all the canticles.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

Yucca filamentosa, 306; Y. gloriosa, 307; Y. recurva, 308.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John