ˈävənˌblüm noun
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Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans (now aandblom ), from avond evening (from Middle Dutch āvont, āvent ) + bloem flower, from Middle Dutch bloeme; akin to Old High German āband evening and to Old High German bluoma flower — more at even , bloom
: a southern African irislike bulbous plant ( Hesperantha falcata ) having claret-red flowers