al·stroe·me·ri·a 
(ăl′strə-mîrē-ə)
(ăl′strə-mîrē-ə)n.
Any of several South American perennial herbs of the genus Alstroemeria, popular as cut flowers for their showy, variously colored blooms.
[New Latin, genus name, after Baron Clas Alstroemer (1736-1794), Swedish naturalist.]