hippeastrum

/ hɪpɪˈæstrəm /

noun

1. any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of hippeastrum¹

C19: New Latin, from Greek hippeus knight + astron star

Example Sentences

Plants known as holiday amaryllis are really hippeastrums and they are not hardy enough to survive outside in our cold, wet winters.

From Seattle Times

Most of them are hippeastrums, but the culture of all is similar.

From Project Gutenberg

A: The plants sold as holiday amaryllis are actually hippeastrums.

From Seattle Times

These South African natives are closely related to the true amaryllis, but hippeastrums aren’t hardy in Western Washington and won’t survive our winters.

From Seattle Times