Hymenocallis
noun
Hy·me·no·cal·lis
ˌhīmənōˈkalə̇s
: a genus of tropical and subtropical American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) with linear basal leaves and umbels of usually white or pink but sometimes yellow tubular flowers compare peruvian daffodil
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from hymen- + -callis (from Greek kallos beauty); from the delicate texture of the perianth