Strelitzia

  

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Strelitzia

Definition: Strelitzia

Strelitzia

Noun

1. Small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Strelitzia \Stre*litz"i*a\, noun. [New Latin expression, named after Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of Great Britain.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonym: Strelitzia

Synonym: genus Strelitzia (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Strelitzia

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Strelitzia is a South African genus of perennial plants named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, home of the former Queen Charlotte of England. The common name of the genus is bird of paradise, because of the resemblance of its flowers to the bird of that name.

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Classification

The genus is sometimes included in the banana family, Musaceae.

Genera

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Strelitzia."

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Crosswords: Strelitzia

Specialty definitions using "Strelitzia": aufgemaischter Zuckerbird-of-paradise flowereingemaischter Zucker. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Strelitzia

Illustrations:
Strelitzia

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Expressions: Strelitzia

Expressions using "Strelitzia": genus Strelitzia strelitzia family Strelitzia reginae. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Strelitzia

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

strelitzia

32

strelitzia reginae

21

strelitzia nicolai

17

regina strelitzia

2
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Modern Translation: Strelitzia

Language Translations for "Strelitzia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

極楽鳥花 (bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae), ストレプトマイシン難聴 (bird of paradise flower, strangeness, stranger, straw, straw hat, Strelitzia reginae, streptomycin deafness, strobe, stroke, stroke play). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

"くらくちょうか (bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae), ストレリチア (bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

elitziastray

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Strelitzia"

Words rhyming with "Strelitzia" (pronounced 'Stre*litz"i*a'): Actinia, Agraphia, Alexia, Amia, Amphibiotica, Anaphrodisia, Anatifa, Aplysia, Archiannelida, Arthrodynia, Battalia, Brachia, Cassiopeia, Cecidomyia, Cilia, Crocodilia, Cynorexia, Daira, Decagynia, Eschscholtzia, Fidia, forsythia, Fritillaria, Garcinia, Geophila, Geropigia, Gloxinia, harmonica, hemophilia, hepatica, Hygeia, hyperpyrexia, Ixia, japonica, jinrikisha, Lacertilia, LAMINA, Lithia, Lucernarida, Maia, majolica, Melopoeia, memorabilia, Miliola, Monogynia, Narica, natica, Neocarida, Notabilia, Octogynia. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Strelitzia

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-l-r-s-t-t-z"

-2 letters: literati, ritziest, satirize, tertials, tristeza.

-3 letters: airiest, artiest, artiste, attires, elitist, iratest, laities, laziest, litters, ratites, rattles, realist, retails, saltier, saltire, siltier, slatier, slitter, starlet, starlit, startle, striate, tailers, tastier, tertial, tilters, tzarist.

-4 letters: airest, alerts, alters, ariels, artels, artist, attire, ersatz, estral, laster, latest, latter, lattes, lazier, lazies, liaise, lister, liters, litres.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-i-i-l-r-s-t-t-z"
 

+3 letters: laterizations, sterilization.

 

+4 letters: cartelizations, fertilizations, reutilizations, sclerotization, sterilizations, theatricalizes.

 

+5 letters: centralizations, horizontalities, lateralizations, literalizations, neutralizations, proselytization, revitalizations, sclerotizations, territorializes, thermalizations, traditionalizes.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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