strekelia formosissima

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   Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower

   SynonymsJacobean lilyAztec lily

   Broaderamaryllis

   Part ofStrekelia

Questions about strekelia formosissima

What does strekelia formosissima mean?

strekelia formosissima means "Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower".

What is another word for strekelia formosissima?

Close synonyms include Jacobean lily, Aztec 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 strekelia formosissima a common word?

strekelia formosissima 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.