glory-of-the-sun \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\noun (pluralglory-of-the-suns) : a small bulbous scapose Chilean perennial herb (Leucocoryne ixioides) of the family Amaryllidaceae often cultivated for its lavender flowers that are borne in few-flowered umbels and have an involucre of two linear bracts