Crossword clues for gloriosa
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gloriosa \Glo`ri*o"sa\, n. [Nl., fr. L. gloriosus. See Glorious.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives of India.
WordNet
n. any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous [syn: glory lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba]
Wikipedia
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and include the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated. The most common English names are flame lily, fire lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, climbing lily, and creeping lily.
They are tender, tuberous rooted deciduous perennials, adapted to summer rainfall with a dormant dry season. All parts of the plant contain colchicine and related alkaloids and are therefore dangerously toxic if ingested, and contact with the stems and leaves can cause skin irritation. Various preparations of the plant are used in traditional medicines for a variety of complaints in both Africa and India. It is state flower (Kaanthal) of Tamil Nadu. In Indian language of Telugu, in the state of Andhra Pradesh it is called Naabhi and was used in traditional medicine.
Gloriosa can refer to:
- Gloriosa (plant), a lily
- Gloriosa (poem), a concert band work composed by Yasuhide Ito
- Gloriosa (automobile)
Gloriosa is a " symphonic poem for band" composed by Yasuhide Ito. It has three movements:
- Oratio
- Cantus
- Dies Festus.
These songs are about Japanese Christians of the Edo Period and their fight to keep their ways.
This stirring and powerful homage to early Christianity in Japan profoundly and eloquently states the case of cross-cultural conflict and resolution.
Usage examples of "gloriosa".
Il tuo popolo come il resto dei popoli della penisola, passato sotto le verghe dello straniero, ha perduto la gloriosa impronta di grandezza che lo distingueva ai tempi di Venier e di Dandolo.
Venice even a huge church like Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari could disappear into the closely-packed buildings around it.
Venice, in the splendid temple of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, beside the tombs of doges and condottieri of the fifteenth century there stands that wretched monument upon which the great name of Titian has been traced.