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chincherinchee

  (chĭn'chə-rĭn-chē', chĭng'kə-) pronunciation
n.

A southern African bulbous plant (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) in the lily family, whose fragrant cluster of showy white blossoms is popular as a cut flower.

[Afrikaans tjienkerientjee : tjienker-, imitative of a tinkling sound (from the sound the stems make when rubbed together) + uintjie, bulb, diminutive of ui, onion (from Middle Dutch uyen, ultimately from Latin uniō, a kind of onion).]


 
 
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Meaning #1: South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
  Synonyms: wonder flower, Ornithogalum thyrsoides


 
 

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