liriope

[ luh-rahy-uh-pee ]

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noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Liriope, of the lily family, having tufted, grasslike leaves and clusters of small bluish or white flowers.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin (1790), probably < Greek leíri ( on ) lily + -ōpē, feminine derivative of -ōpos having a face or eyes (of the kind specified); compare Latin Līriōpē (Ovid), a fountain nymph

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Example Sentences

A favorite subject was the beautiful youth Narcissus, son of the river-god Cephisus and the nymph Liriope.

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