lycoris

American  

[lahy-ker-is] / ˈlaɪ kər ɪs /

noun

1. any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Lycoris, of the amaryllis family, native to eastern Asia, bearing clustered, variously colored flowers that appear after the leaves have faded and disappeared.

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Etymology

Origin of lycoris

< New Latin (1821), apparently after Latin Lycōris, a woman celebrated in the love-elegies of the Roman poet Gallus

Example Sentences

In Persia we read of:—        "The basil-tuft that waves   Its fragrant blossoms over graves;" And among the Chinese, roses, the anemone, and a species of lycoris are planted over graves.

From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)