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 Liliaceae Also called: glory lily

Word Origin for gloriosa

New Latin, from Latin gloriosus glorious

Words nearby gloriosa

gloria in excelsis deo, gloria patri, glorification, glorify, gloriole, gloriosa, gloriosa lily, glorious, glory, glory box, glory hole

Example sentences 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

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gloriosa

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Example sentences from the Web for gloriosa