star-of-Beth·le·hem
-ˈbeth-li-ˌhem
-lē-(h)əm
: any of various Old World bulbous herbs (genus Ornithogalum) of the asparagus family with basal leaves resembling grass
especially
: one (O. umbellatum) with white star-shaped flowers that is naturalized in the eastern U.S.
: a star which according to Christian tradition guided the Magi to the infant Jesus in Bethlehem
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