| Noun | 1. | genus Sparaxis - deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils family Iridaceae, Iridaceae, iris family - large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs Sparaxis tricolor, wandflower - a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers |