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Haemanthus

noun
Hae·​man·​thus | \hēˈman(t)thəs\

Definition of Haemanthus 

: a genus of African bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) comprising the blood lilies and having flowers in a dense head with a whorl of colored spathes

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History and Etymology for Haemanthus

New Latin, from hem- + -anthus; from the color of some of the flowers

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