am·a·ryl·lis ( m  -r l s)n. 1. Any of several chiefly tropical American bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum grown as ornamentals for their large, showy, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers that are grouped in umbels. 2. See belladonna lily. 3. Any of several similar or related plants. 4. Amaryllis Used in classical pastoral poetry as a conventional name for a shepherdess. [New Latin Amaryllis, genus name, from Latin, name of a shepherdess, from Greek Amarullis.] |   |
amaryllis [ˌæməˈrɪlɪs]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called belladonna lily an amaryllidaceous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, native to southern Africa and having large lily-like reddish or white flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several related plants, esp hippeastrum
[from New Latin, from Latin: named after Amaryllis]
Amaryllis [ˌæməˈrɪlɪs]
n
(Literature / Poetry) (in pastoral poetry) a name for a shepherdess or country girl
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| Noun | 1. |  amaryllis - bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowersAmaryllidaceae, amaryllis family, family Amaryllidaceae - snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae Amaryllis belladonna, belladonna lily, naked lady - amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers hippeastrum, Hippeastrum puniceum - amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers Aztec lily, Jacobean lily, Strekelia formosissima - Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower bulbous plant - plant growing from a bulb |
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