Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amaryllis \Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name
of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]
1. A pastoral sweetheart.
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To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. --Milton.
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2. (bot.)
(a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty,
including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and
others.
(b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna
lily.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amaryllis
n 1: bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers