tritoma

noun

trit·​o·​ma ˈtri-tə-mə 

: any of a genus (Kniphofia) of African herbs of the lily family that are often grown for their spikes of showy red or yellow flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Greek tritomos thrice cut, from tri- + temnein to cut; from their trimerous flowers — more at tome

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above