bloodflower

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bloodflower

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Translation of the taxonomic name Haemanthus, which comes from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)

noun bloodflowers

Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics

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@misc{bloodflower_2026,
  title = {bloodflower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloodflower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}