Hypoxis

noun

Hy·​pox·​is

hīˈpäksə̇s,

hə̇ˈ-

: a genus of small scapose herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having numerous hairy linear leaves from a corm or short rootstock and umbellate yellow flowers with 6-parted perianth see star grass sense 1

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from hypo- + Greek oxys sharp

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