liriope

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the plants of the genus Liriope used as a groundcover in landscaping and gardening

   “[…] neighbors often stop in summer to admire the lushness of the Japanese lilies and the lavender spires of the liriope.”

name

1. (Greek)A Boeotian naiad (nymph) of Thespiae, said to be the mother of Narcissus.

   “If it’s been a while since you’ve read it, the story, in Ovid’s telling, goes like this: Narcissus is born gorgeous, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope.”