hippeastrum
/ (hɪpɪˈæstrəm) /
noun
any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
Word Origin for hippeastrum
C19: New Latin, from Greek
hippeus knight +
astron star
Words nearby hippeastrum
hiplength,
hipp-,
hipparch,
hipparchus,
hipparchus satellite,
hippeastrum,
hipped,
hipped roof,
hippel's disease,
hippias,
hippie
Example sentences from the Web for hippeastrum
Pot young plants of Hippeastrum, and start the established ones.
All the species of the genus Hippeastrum produce hybrid offspring which are invariably fertile.
Darwinism (1889) |Alfred Russel WallaceThe most popular species for window gardens is A. Johnsoni (properly a hippeastrum), with red flowers.
The Practical Garden-Book |C. E. Hunn