bloodflower

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθος“flower”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἷμα“blood”
3. English todaybloodflower

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

Words from the same roots