Anthericum

noun

An·​ther·​i·​cum

anˈtherə̇kəm

: a genus of mainly African plants (family Liliaceae) with rootstocks like tubers, narrow leaves, and racemes of small white flowers with a rotate perianth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek antherikos asphodel; akin to Greek athēr beard of grain

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