HAEMANTHUS COCCINEUS
\hˈiːmanθəs kəksˈɪnɪəs], \hˈiːmanθəs kəksˈɪnɪəs], \h_ˈiː_m_a_n_θ_ə_s k_ə_k_s_ˈɪ_n_ɪ__ə_s]\
Definitions of HAEMANTHUS COCCINEUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
By Princeton University
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spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A beautiful South African plant, Nat. Ord. Amaryllideae, the bulb of which is employed as a diuretic. It is given as an oxymel in asthma and dropsy. The fresh leaves are antiseptic, and applied to foul, flabby ulcers, and in anthrax.
By Robley Dunglison
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