liriope

American  

[luh-rahy-uh-pee] / ləˈraɪ ə pi /

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Liriope, of the lily family, having tufted, grasslike leaves and clusters of small bluish or white flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of liriope

< New Latin (1790), probably < Greek leíri ( on ) lily + -ōpē, feminine derivative of -ōpos having a face or eyes (of the kind specified); compare Latin Līriōpē (Ovid), a fountain nymph

Example Sentences

Calla lilies had been pulled out of the garden, along with napeta, four o’clocks and liriope.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2019

Every square foot of bed, border, tree box and hellstrip getting smothered in mulch in March would be much better used as space to grow plants, even something as predictable as liriope.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2019

Throughout the garden, sweeps of ferns, beesia, grasses, sedges and liriope are planted en masse.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2017

You could apply the same principle to other foliage plants, heucheras, brunneras, coleus, cannas and liriope, for example.

From Washington Post

In fact, Sparrow, sinking her hand into the soil and concentrating for a moment, grew some spikes of purple liriope tall enough to screen them from sight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor