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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Origin and Etymology of haemanthus
New Latin, from hem- + -anthus; from the color of some of the flowers
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