Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Gloriosa superba
  1. Any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
    - gloriosa, glory lily, climbing lily, creeping lily

Type of: poisonous plant

Part of: genus Gloriosa

Encyclopedia: Gloriosa superba