Hypoxis
noun
Hy·pox·is
\hīˈpäksə̇s, hə̇ˈ-\
Definition of Hypoxis
: a genus of small scapose herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having numerous hairy linear leaves from a corm or short rootstock and umbellate yellow flowers with 6-parted perianth — see star grass 1
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Origin and Etymology of hypoxis
New Latin, irregular from hypo- + Greek oxys sharp — more at oxy-
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