noun
also josephine lily | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( plural josephine's-lilies also josephine lilies )
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after Joséphine de Beauharnais died 1814 empress of France
: a southern African bulbous herb ( Brunsvigia josephinae ) of the family Amaryllidaceae with bright red flowers