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RICHARDIA

\ɹˈɪt͡ʃədˌi͡ə], \ɹˈɪt‍ʃədˌi‍ə], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d_ˌiə]\

Definitions of RICHARDIA

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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ri-chÃ¤r'di-a, n. a small genus of South African herbs of the Arum family, including the calla-lily. [From the French botanists, L. C. M. Richard (1754-1821) and his son.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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