gloriosa

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gloriosa
    n 1: 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: {gloriosa}, {glory lily},
         {climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]