bunchflower

[ buhnch-flou-er ]

noun

1. a stout North American plant, Melanthium virginicum, of the lily family, having grasslike leaves and an open cluster of small greenish flowers.
2. any other plant of the same genus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunchflower¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; bunch + flower

Example Sentences

American Hellebore belongs to the bunchflower family (Melanthiaceae) and is a perennial.

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