HYMENOCALLIS


Meaning of HYMENOCALLIS in English

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

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