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strelitzia

stre·lit·zi·a [ strə lítsee ə ] (plural stre·lit·zi·as or stre·lit·zi·a)


noun 
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African flowering plant: a widely cultivated perennial plant. Flowers: showy, often unusual or irregular in shape. Native to: southern Africa.  Genus Strelitzia.

[Late 18th century. After Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), queen of George III of Great Britain and Ireland]
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