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chincherinchee

(c̸hin′c̸hə rin′c̸hē)

noun

a poisonous, bulbous South African plant (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) of the lily family, with many spikes of white or yellow, long-lasting flowers

Origin: < ?

See chincherinchee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Afrikaans tjienkerientjee

Origin: : tjienker-, imitative of a tinkling sound (from the sound the stems make when rubbed together)

Origin: + uintjie, bulb

Origin: , diminutive of ui, onion (from Middle Dutch uyen, ultimately from Latin uniō, a kind of onion)

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