Definition of Blue African lily

1. Noun. African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers.

Exact synonyms: African Lily, African Tulip, Agapanthus Africanus
Group relationships: Genus Agapanthus
Generic synonyms: Agapanthus, Lily Of The Nile

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue African Lily

blue-ribbon(a)
blue-rinse brigade
blue-sided leaf frog
blue-sided leaf frogs
blue-skies
blue-sky thinking
blue-tongue lizard
blue-tongue lizards
blue-tongued lizard
blue-tongued skink
blue-water
blue-winged kookaburra
blue-winged teal
blue African lily (current term)
blue air
blue angel
blue ash
blue asphyxia
blue atrophy
blue beech
blue beeches
blue bellies
blue belly
blue beret
blue blood
blue bloods

Literary usage of Blue African lily

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

1. Floral Decorations for the Dwelling House: A Practical Guide to the Home by Annie Hassard (1876)
"Lower tazza:—Pink and white China Aster, blue African Lily, white Clematis, ... Tazza :—Yellow Rose, blue African Lily, Achyranthes, and Maiden-hair; ..."

2. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"... a small tree with fragrant, pink, pea-like flowers, were growing near some streamlets. The blue African lily, ..."

3. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"... of the Rocky Mountains and the golden Columbine of the same region ; the blue African Lily in various forms, and with it the Belladonna Lily ..."

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