ˌhīmənōˈkalə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hymen- + -callis (from Greek kallos beauty); from the delicate texture of the perianth — more at calli-
: a genus of tropical and subtropical American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) with linear basal leaves and umbels of usually white or pink but sometimes yellow tubular flowers — compare peruvian daffodil