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Strelitzia|strəˈlɪtsɪə|
Also strelitza.
[f. Strelitz (after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen to Geo. III) + -ia.]
A genus of herbaceous plants (N.O. Musaceæ), natives of S. Africa; also a plant of this genus.
1789Aiton Hortus Kewensis I. 285 Strelitzia... Canna-leav'd Strelitzia. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Introd. 1773, by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. 1836A. F. Gardiner Journ. Zoolu Country i. 17 We slept well under the shade of some strelitza trees (very similar to wild banana). 1902Pall Mall Mag. June 252/1 Occasional tree ferns and strelitzias..are a reminder that..the country is in the tropics. |