Category:Strelitzia

Stre*litz"i*a, n. Etym: [nl., named after charlotte, princess of Mecklenburg-strelitz, and queen of george iii of great britain.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of plants related to the banana, found at the cape of Good hope. They have rigid glaucous distichous leaves, and peculiar Richly colored flowers.