hedychium
noun
he·dych·i·um
hēˈdikēəm
1
capitalized : a genus of tropical Asiatic herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having showy labiate flowers in a spike or spiky cluster see butterfly lily sense 1
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Hedychium
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from hedy- + Greek chiōn snow; from the white fragrant flowers