Pancratium
Pronunciation : Pan*cra"ti*um
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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