Meanings
nounlachenalia (plural lachenalias)
plural lachenalias
- biologyAny of the genus Lachenalia of bulbs.
“I have 60 different lachenalias, 10 different freesias, 25 moraeas,” Mr. Canning said, naming a few of his beauties, which, mixed in with big pots of camellias, will bloom from now through March.
2008 January 3, Anne Raver, “No Need to Fly South to See Blossoms in Winter”, in New York Times
Origin
From the genus name.
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lachenalia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachenalia
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