puschkinia
noun
pusch·kin·ia
pu̇shˈkinēə
1
capitalized : a small genus of Asiatic spring-blooming bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) having solitary or racemose flowers with a 6-parted blue-veined white perianth and connate filaments
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Puschkinia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from A.A.Mussin-Puschkin †1805? Russian scientist + New Latin -ia