Definition of Gloriosa superba

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Climbing Lily, Creeping Lily, Gloriosa, Glory Lily
Group relationships: Genus Gloriosa
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloriosa Superba

Gliwice
Gln
Global Positioning System
Globicephala
Globicephala melaena
Globigerinidae
Globish
Globocephalus
Glock
Gloger's rule
Gloomy Gus
Gloria
Gloria May Josephine Svensson
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Swanson
Gloriosa superba (current term)
Glorious Revolution
Glory of Heaven
Glosa
Glossic
Glossina
Glossina morsitans
Glossina pallidipes
Glossina palpalis
Glossodia
Glossopsitta
Glossopsitta versicolor
Glossopteris
Gloster
Gloucester

Literary usage of Gloriosa superba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"... which it is cultivated in France; the flower is one of those which sometimes emit phosphorescent flashes of light in the night. Gloriosa superba, Linn. ..."

2. Sketches of the Physiology of Vegetable Life by Mary Jackson Henry (1811)
"... page 14), there is a curious account given of the motions of the stamens and pistils of the Gloriosa superba, with an elegant representation of this ..."

3. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by William Robinson, Esther Baldwin York (1903)
"Mr. Eden Phillpotts writes from Torquay, South )evon : " Please honour me by accepting a few •looms of Gloriosa superba. My plant has been wonderful this ..."

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