hippeastrum
noun
hip·pe·as·trum
ˌhipēˈastrəm
1
capitalized : a genus of tropical American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) that are widely cultivated for their showy white to crimson flowers and that are sometimes included in the genus Amaryllis
2
plural -s : any amaryllis of the genus Hippeastrum
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek hippeus horseman (from hippos) + astron star; from the equitant leaves and the star-shaped flowers
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