Definition of crinum in English:

crinum

noun ˈkrʌɪnəm

A plant of the genus Crinum (family Amaryllidaceae), which comprises bulbous perennials of tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, typically having large, showy, lily-like flowers on leafless stems, and which are commonly grown as ornamentals (also more fully "crinum lily"). Also (chiefly in form Crinum): the genus itself.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From scientific Latin Crinum, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 291, after his earlier use in Hortus Cliffortianus 127), alteration of classical Latin crinon, variety of lily (Pliny) from ancient Greek κρίνον lily, a loanword of unknown origin.

Definition of crinum in US English:

crinum

nounˈkrʌɪnəm

A plant of the genus Crinum (family Amaryllidaceae), which comprises bulbous perennials of tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, typically having large, showy, lily-like flowers on leafless stems, and which are commonly grown as ornamentals (also more fully "crinum lily"). Also (chiefly in form Crinum): the genus itself.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From scientific Latin Crinum, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 291, after his earlier use in Hortus Cliffortianus 127), alteration of classical Latin crinon, variety of lily (Pliny) from ancient Greek κρίνον lily, a loanword of unknown origin.

单词	crinum
释义	Definition of crinum in English: crinum noun ˈkrʌɪnəm A plant of the genus Crinum (family Amaryllidaceae), which comprises bulbous perennials of tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, typically having large, showy, lily-like flowers on leafless stems, and which are commonly grown as ornamentals (also more fully "crinum lily"). Also (chiefly in form Crinum): the genus itself. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From scientific Latin Crinum, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 291, after his earlier use in Hortus Cliffortianus 127), alteration of classical Latin crinon, variety of lily (Pliny) from ancient Greek κρίνον lily, a loanword of unknown origin. Definition of crinum in US English: crinum nounˈkrʌɪnəm A plant of the genus Crinum (family Amaryllidaceae), which comprises bulbous perennials of tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, typically having large, showy, lily-like flowers on leafless stems, and which are commonly grown as ornamentals (also more fully "crinum lily"). Also (chiefly in form Crinum): the genus itself. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From scientific Latin Crinum, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 291, after his earlier use in Hortus Cliffortianus 127), alteration of classical Latin crinon, variety of lily (Pliny) from ancient Greek κρίνον lily, a loanword of unknown origin.
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