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

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

"Ave formosissima, Gemma pretiosa; Ave decus virginum, Virgo gloriosa!"

From Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse by Symonds, John Addington

If the secondary floral axes give rise to tertiary ones, the raceme is branching, and forms a panicle, as in Yucca gloriosa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Qui in celiberima patria natus est ett gloriosa, plus habet negotii ut in lucem veniat quam qui— RANDALL.

From Sir Thomas More by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

The arms over the court-room door have the motto Pange lingua gloriosa, which is accounted for by the fact that this copy of the clerks' heraldic achievement formerly stood over the organ in the hall.

From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)