eucharis

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

eucharis (plural eucharises)

1. A type of plant of the genus Eucharis, found in Central and South America and with white flowers.
   • 1922, Edited by James Weldon Johnson, The Book of American Negro Poetry‎:

     But sometimes they are gentle and soft like the dew on the lips of the eucharis Before the sun comes warm with his lover's kiss, You are sea-foam, pure with the star's loveliness, Not mortal, a flower, a fairy, too fair for the beauty-shorn earth, All wonderful things, all beautiful things, gave of their wealth to your birth: O I love you so much, not recking of passion, that I feel it is wrong, But men will love you, flower, fairy, non-mortal spirit burdened with flesh, Forever, life-long.

   • 1884, John Wood, Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers‎:

     As a cut bloom, the Christmas Rose vies with the eucharis and pancratium.

Further reading

• eucharis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• eucharis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὔχαρις (eúkharis, “charming, gracious”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeu̯.kʰa.ris/, [ˈeu̯.kʰa.rɪs]

Adjective

eucharis (neuter euchare); third declension

1. gracious

References

• eucharis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• eucharis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• eucharis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette