crinum

American  

[krahy-nuhm] / ˈkraɪ nəm /

noun

1. any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.

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crinum British  

/ ˈkraɪnəm /

noun

1. Also called: crinum lily.  any plant of the mostly tropical amaryllidaceous genus Crinum, having straplike leaves and clusters of lily-like flowers

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Etymology

Origin of crinum

< New Latin < Greek krínon lily

Example Sentences

Woody Keim, a great-great-grandson of the community’s founder, says he thinks it’s a tragedy that Fazendeville was torn down and wonderful that the dark purple iris and white and pink crinum lilies have been discovered.

From Washington Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Then came a more startling discovery - crinum lilies.

From Washington Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Across the street, pots of elephant ears, crinum lilies and Lucifer’s Tongue lined the curb in front of Stephanie Hendrick’s home.

From New York Times • May 1, 2020

These grasshoppers aren’t picky when it comes to food, but they do have a preference for crinum lilies and other toxic flowering plants.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2019

On returning on board our party brought a great quantity of the bulbous roots of a crinum which grows abundantly among the rocks on Sims' Island.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker