sparaxis
/spəˈraksɪs
/noun
A South African plant of the iris family, with slender sword-shaped leaves and showy multicoloured flowers.
- Genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae.
- The flowers of sparaxis are star-shaped, the leaves are sword-shaped and light green. Plant for beds, borders, perennial gardens and containers.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek, literally 'laceration', from sparassein 'to tear'.