Galanthus
noun
Ga·lan·thus
gəˈlan(t)thəs
: a small genus of European bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) comprising the snowdrops and having solid scapes and nodding flowers with three larger outer perianth segments and three smaller inner ones with 2-lobed tips
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek gala milk + New Latin -anthus; from its white flowers