acidanthera in British English
(ˌæsɪˈdænθərə)
noun
any plant of the African cormous genus Acidanthera, cultivated for its graceful tubular white and red or white and purple flowers, often scented: family Iridaceae
Word origin
from Greek akis point + New Latin anthera anther, from the shape of the anthersacidanthera in American English
(ˌæsəˈdænθərə)
noun
any of several bulbous African plants (genus Acidanthera) of the iris family, with cream-colored, long-tubed blossoms: they are often grown as potted ornamental plants
Word origin
ModL < Gr akis (gen. akidis), a pointed object < IE base *a- (see acid) + ModL anthera, antherImage ofacidanthera
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