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veltheimia (iou)



veltheimia noun. E19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from August Ferdinand, Graf von Veltheim (1741-1801), German patron of botany + -IA1.]
Either of two ornamental South African plants constituting the genus Veltheimia, of the lily family, with long straplike leaves and dense spikes of pink or purple flowers.