gloriosa
noun
glo·ri·o·sa
ˌglōrēˈōsə,
-ȯr-,
-ˈōzə
1
capitalized : a genus of tropical African and Asiatic climbing tuberous herbs (family Liliaceae) with flowers that are red or yellow and that resemble typical lilies
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Gloriosa
called also climbing lily
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, feminine of gloriosus glorious
- queen substance
- queen triggerfish
- queen truss
- queen turtle
- queen's
- queen's arm
- Queen's Bench
- Queen's Birthday
- queen's blue
- Queen's Champion
- queen's color
- Queen's Counsel
- queen's crape myrtle
- Queen's English
- Queen's evidence
- queen's fettle
- Queen's mark
- queen's metal
- queen's peace
- Queen's Proctor
- Queen's Regulations
- Queen's Remembrancer
- Queen's Scholar
- Queen's Scout
- queen's shilling