hippeastrum
/ (hɪpɪˈæstrəm) /
noun
any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
Origin of hippeastrum
1C19: New Latin, from Greek hippeus knight + astron star
Words Nearby hippeastrum
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How to use hippeastrum in a sentence
The most popular species for window gardens is A. Johnsoni (properly a hippeastrum), with red flowers.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnAll the species of the genus hippeastrum produce hybrid offspring which are invariably fertile.
Darwinism (1889) | Alfred Russel WallacePot young plants of hippeastrum, and start the established ones.
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