SINCE 1828
hippeastrum
noun
hip·pe·as·trum
| \ ˌhipēˈastrəm\
Definition of hippeastrum
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capitalized
: a genus of tropical American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) that are widely cultivated for their showy white to crimson flowers and that are sometimes included in the genus Amaryllis
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plural -s
: any amaryllis of the genus Hippeastrum
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