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nerine [nəˈriːnɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the bulbous S. African genus Nerine, related to the amaryllis; several species are grown as garden or pot plants for their beautiful pink, orange, red, or white flowers. N. sarniensis is the pink-flowered Guernsey lily: family Amaryllidaceae

[Latin, from Greek nērēis a sea nymph]

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Guernsey lily			Other bulbs which may come back depending on the rain and snow include Gladiolus calianthus, canna, crinum, eucharis, Nerine bowdenii, tigridia and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Time to think autumn; The barbecue summer we were promised has failed ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Other bulbs which may come back depending on the winter rain and snow include Gladiolus calianthus, canna, crinum, eucharis, Nerine bowdenii, tigridia and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Get more from bulbs by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Other bulbs which may come back, depending on the winter rain and snow, Crocosmia add colour to borders when a lot of other plants are past their best include Gladiolus calianthus, canna, crinum, eucharis, Nerine bowdenii, tigridia and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Hannah Stephenson by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Neptune's cup Neptunian Neptunian races Neptunian theory Neptunianism Neptunicentric neptunism neptunium neptunium series Ner neral NERC nerd nerdy Nere Nereid Nereidian nereis Nereites Nereocystis Nereus Nerf Nerfling Nergal Neri nerine Nerita Nerita peloronta Nerite neritic neritic zone neritid neritid gastropod Neritidae Neritina Nerium Nerium oleander Nerka Nernst Nernst heat theorem Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus Nero's crown Nero-antico Nerodia Nerodia sipedon nerol Neroli Neroli camphor neroli oil Nerre			NERHC NERHP Neri Neri Neri Néri Néri Neri's sign Neri, Filippo de' Neri, Saint Philip Neri-Kuyo Neriad Neriage Neriah NERIC Nerica Neried Neried NERIES NERIFE NERIFE/AAC Nerikes Allehanda Nerikome NERIL Nerillidae Nerima daikon NERIN Nerinckx, Charles nerine Nerine sarniense Nerine sarniensis nerines nerines nerines Neringa Neringa municipality Nerino nerioside NERIP Neris Neris Neris Neris, Salomeia NERISS NERIST nerita Nerita peloronta Neritacea Nerite nerites neritic neritic Neritic Animals Neritic Deposits neritic zone neritic zone neritid neritid gastropod Neritidae

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