any plant of the mostly tropical amaryllidaceous genus Crinum, having straplike leaves and clusters of lily-like flowers
Also called: crinum lily
Word origin
Latin: lily, from Greek krinon
crinum in American English
(ˈkraɪnəm)
noun
any of a large genus (Crinum) of tropical bulbous plants of the lily family, with thick, straplike leaves and large, tubular flowers of white, pink, or red