achimenes
/əˈkɪməniːz
/noun (plural same)
A Central American plant with tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers.
- Genus Achimenes, family Gesneriaceae.
- It is the 7th of September and my achimenes is still in full bloom.
- The easiest bulb is achimeneswhich is actually a rhizome and so can safely be laid on its side.
Origin
Modern Latin, either from Greek akhaimenis, denoting a different plant (euphorbia), or from a- 'not' + kheimanein 'expose to the cold'.