English Explanatory Dictionary

crinum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.

Word forms

crinum crinums

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Crinum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κρῐ́νον (krĭ́non, “lily”).

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