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noun any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω (agapáō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη (ăgắpē) Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθος (ắnthos) New Latinder. taxonomic name Agapanthusbor. English agapanthus Borrowed from taxonomic name Agapanthus, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love, affection”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)
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