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Definition of Alstroemeria pelegrina
1. Noun. An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Alstroemeria
Generic synonyms: Alstroemeria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alstroemeria Pelegrina
Literary usage of Alstroemeria pelegrina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts by John White Webster, John Ware, Daniel Treadwell (1825)
"Aloe variegata. Cape of Good Hope. " retusa. . . . alstroemeria pelegrina.
Amaryllis reginae. ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1853)
"For this end I have studied alstroemeria pelegrina, and have arrived at the
following result:— The horizontal axis from which the more or less ..."
3. In My Lady's Garden by I L Richmond (1908)
"CHAPTER XXVI SECOND WEEK IN JULY The beautiful white alstroemeria (Pelegrina
alba, the lily of the Incas) is in full bloom. Alstroemerias are most useful ..."