Agapanthus
/ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/noun
A genus of flowering plants with clusters of blue or white trumpet-shaped flowers, native to southern Africa.
Did you know?Agapanthus comes from Greek elements used in a modern botanical name, and its “agape” root is the same word-family behind ideas of deep, selfless love, not just romance.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
agápē + ánthos
“love + flower”
Modern Latin
Latin
Agapanthus
“a botanical genus name coined from Greek elements”
18th Century
English
agapanthus
“the plant now known by that name in botany”
Modern English
English
agapanthus
“a flowering ornamental plant of the genus Agapanthus”