anthericum
|an-the-ri-cum|
/ænˈθɛrɪkəm/
flower-related genus
Etymology
'anthericum' originates from New Latin (botanical), ultimately from Greek 'anthera' (ἀνθήρ), where 'anthos' meant 'flower' (and 'anthera' referred to an anther or flower).
'anthera' in Greek was taken into Latin-medical/botanical usage and formed New Latin 'Anthericum' as a genus name; this New Latin botanical name was adopted into modern English as 'anthericum'.
Initially it related to 'flower' or the 'anther' (part of a stamen); over time it became fixed as the name of a botanical genus of flowering plants.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a genus of perennial, grass-like flowering plants (botanical name) traditionally placed in Liliaceae or Anthericaceae and now usually included in Asparagaceae; species have narrow leaves and racemes of small white or yellow flowers and occur in parts of Europe, Africa and Asia.
anthericum species are often found in open grasslands and among rocks.
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