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chincherinchee /ˌtʃɪntʃərɪnˈtʃiː /nounA white-flowered South African lily.- Ornithogalum thyrsoides, family Liliaceae.
During the war it became an annual habit to travel to a hill just outside the village to pick chincherinchees or snowdrops as they were known....- One of the common names of this flower is chincherinchees.
- The giant chincherinchee is an attractive, easily cultivated garden plant and produces eye-catching, long-lasting flowers that are very suitable for as cut flowers.
OriginEarly 20th century: imitative of the squeaky sound made by rubbing its stalks together. |