hīˈpäksə̇s, hə̇ˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from hypo- + Greek oxys sharp — more at oxy-
: a genus of small scapose herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having numerous hairy linear leaves from a corm or short rootstock and umbellate yellow flowers with 6-parted perianth — see star grass 1