crinum

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noun

Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.

Origintranslingual Crinum ← Ancient Greek κρῐ́νον →
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Meanings

nouncrinum (plural crinums)

plural crinums

  1. biologyAny of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῐ́νον“lily”
  2. translingualCrinum
  3. Englishcrinum

Borrowed from translingual Crinum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κρῐ́νον (krĭ́non, “lily”).

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Translations

Arabic دِحْدَاح
  • دِحْدَاح (diḥdāḥ)Translations
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APA

crinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crinum

MLA

“crinum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crinum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crinum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crinum.

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