Definition of Gloriosas

1. gloriosa [n] - See also: gloriosa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloriosas

glories
glorieth
gloriette
glorification
glorifications
glorified
glorifier
glorifiers
glorifies
glorifieth
glorify
glorifying
gloriole
glorioles
gloriosa
gloriosas (current term)
glorious
gloriously
gloriousness
gloriousnesses
glory-hole
glory-holes
glory-of-the-snow
glory box
glory boxes
glory days
glory fern
glory holes

Literary usage of Gloriosas

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

1. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1883)
"... of Westminster — elegans — Fanny Mason (Vincenti gloriosas) — Favourite — Fides — Flora McDonald — Flora — Gem — grandis— Grand Duchess—Grand Duke—Hon. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"gloriosas are not difficult to grow. The brightest flowers are produced in sunlight. ... gloriosas are sometimes grown outdoors in summer in Massachusetts, ..."

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