| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| alstroemeria |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·stroe·me·ri·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l str -mîr  - |
| NOUN: | Any of several South American perennial herbs of the genus Alstroemeria, popular as cut flowers for their showy, variously colored blooms. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin, genus name, after Baron Clas Alstroemer (1736–1794), Swedish naturalist.
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