glory-of-the-sun

noun

plural glory-of-the-suns
: a small bulbous scapose Chilean perennial herb (Leucocoryne ixioides) of the family Amaryllidaceae often cultivated for its lavender flowers that are borne in few-flowered umbels and have an involucre of two linear bracts

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“Glory-of-the-sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glory-of-the-sun. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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