Alberto asked about the word oporanthum.

Alberto, the word oporanth- probably means "late summer flowering". Opora
was a Greek name for the period from late July to early September.

Note that used in the genus Acis (which is feminine) the form would be
oproantha: Acis autumnalis oporantha.

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oporanthous bulbs to come into bloom.

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