blue African lily vs African tulip

blue African lily and African tulip both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blue African lily	Yes	No	No	No
African tulip	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blue African lily and African tulip are synonyms defined as:

blue African lily and African tulip: African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers

Other synonyms of blue African lily include African lily, Agapanthus africanus.

blue African lily (noun)	African tulip (noun)
African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers	African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers