genus alstroemeria

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   genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus alstroemeria

What does genus alstroemeria mean?

genus alstroemeria means "genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae".

Is genus alstroemeria a common word?

genus alstroemeria is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.