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Noun: Haemanthus coccineus
  1. Spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
    - Cape tulip

Type of: blood lily

Part of: genus Haemanthus, Haemanthus

Encyclopedia: Haemanthus coccineus

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