sparaxis

/ (spəˈræksɪs) /

noun

any plant of the cormous S African genus Sparaxis, esp S. grandiflora and S. tricolor, grown for their dainty spikes of star-shaped purple, red, or orange flowers: family Iridaceae

Word Origin for sparaxis

New Latin, from Greek sparassein to tear (from the appearance of the spathes)

Words nearby sparaxis

spar varnish, spar with, sparable, sparagmos, sparassis, sparaxis, spare, spare part, spare the rod and spoil the child, spare tire, spare tyre

Example sentences from the Web for sparaxis

  • The known species of Dierama, known in gardens as Sparaxis, are pendula and pulcherrimum.

    The Book of Bulbs |Samuel Arnott