ˌfərˈkrēə, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Count Antoine F. de Fourcroy died 1809 French chemist
: a small genus of tropical American plants (family Amaryllidaceae) closely related to and resembling Agave but distinguished by rotate white flowers — see cajun