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freesia definition

free·sia (frē′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə; frē′sē ə, -zē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Freesia) of South African bulbous plants of the iris family, with fragrant, usually white or yellow, funnel-shaped flowers

Etymology: ModL, after F. H. T. Freese, 19th-c. Ger physician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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