bloodflower

== English == === Etymology === Translation of the taxonomic name Haemanthus, which comes from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) === Noun === bloodflower (plural 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