Pancratium

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. pagkra`tion a complete contest, fr. pagkrath`s all-powerful; pa^s, pa^n, all + kra`tos strength. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Gr. Antiq.) An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis. [ 1913 Webster ]