| haemanthus | (n) genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies, Syn. genus Haemanthus |
| cape tulip | (n) spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa, Syn. Haemanthus coccineus |