alstroemeria

British

/ ˌælstrəˈmiːrɪə /

noun

Also called: Peruvian lily. any plant of the tuberous perennial liliaceous genus Alstroemeria, originally S American, grown for their brightly coloured orchid-like flowers

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Etymology

Origin of alstroemeria

named by Linnaeus for his friend Baron Klas von Alstroemer

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In 1972, the Mellanos moved to Oceanside, where they still own 400 acres for asters, waxflowers, alstroemeria, delphiniums and foliage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Keith Watson, who owns an event planning business in Gainesville, brought his staff to the parking lot with bouquets of pink roses and white and pink alstroemeria in slender rhinestone-studded vases.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2020

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