Leucojum
noun
Leu·co·jum
lüˈkōjəm
: a genus of bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) that are native to the Old World, are widely cultivated for their early spring bloom, and have a regular perianth with equal segments and stamens with long filaments see snowflake
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek leukoïon stock (Matthiola incana), from leuk- leuc- + ion violet