Amarylis Hippeastrum, domestic flower, UK
"Hippeastrum" is Greek for "horseman's star" (also known today as "knight's star") and was chosen in 1837 by the Honorable Reverend William Herbert, Dean of Manchester. While no one is entirely sure why he picked this name, it's likely he chose it because of the plant's striking resemblance to the "morning star," a medieval weapon used by horsemen, as William Herbert was both a clergyman and something of an expert on early medieval history,. A version of the weapon was also called a "holy water sprinkler," an ecclesiastical object with which the Dean would have been familiar
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