zephyranthes

[ zef-uh-ran-theez ]

noun

1. any of various bulbous plants belonging to the genus Zephyranthes, of the amaryllis family, as Z. grandiflora, having showy rose or pink flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zephyranthes¹

< New Latin < Greek zéphyr ( os ) zephyr + -anthēs having flowers of the given kind, derivative of ánthos flower

Example Sentences

Zephyranthes grow well in containers or in the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

Brodi�a uniflora 51-52   Zephyranthes candida 114   Chionodoxa sardensisb 53   Crinum Powelli album 115   Erythronium Dens-Canis 54-55   Lycoris squamigerab 116 14.

From Project Gutenberg

Zephyranthes Candida can be grown in any soil, and if possible the bulbs should be planted in some spot where they may remain unmolested through several seasons.

From Project Gutenberg

Among genera we find some—such as Hippeastrum, Crinum, Calceolaria, Dianthus—almost all the species of which will fertilise other species and produce hybrid offspring; while other allied genera, as Zephyranthes and Silene, notwithstanding the most persevering efforts, have not produced a single hybrid even between the most closely allied species.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless it is wonderful what changes some few plants will withstand with undiminished fertility: thus the Zephyranthes candida, a native of the moderately warm banks of the Plata, sows itself in the hot dry country near Lima, and in Yorkshire resists the severest frosts, and I have seen seeds gathered from pods which had been covered with snow during three weeks.

From Project Gutenberg