gloriosa superba

1. 1.

   any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous

   Synonymsgloriosaglory lilyclimbing lilycreeping lily

   Broaderpoisonous plant

   Part ofgenus Gloriosa

Questions about gloriosa superba

What does gloriosa superba mean?

gloriosa superba means "any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous".

What is another word for gloriosa superba?

Close synonyms include gloriosa, glory lily, climbing lily, creeping lily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gloriosa superba a common word?

gloriosa superba 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.