chamaelirium

noun

cham·​ae·​lir·​i·​um

ˌkaməˈlirēəm

1

capitalized : a genus of plants (family Melanthaceae) of eastern North America with flowers in a spikelike raceme

2

plural chamaeliria

-rēə

: helonias

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chamae- + Greek leirion lily

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