amaryllis

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Amaryllis \Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]

1.A pastoral sweetheart. [1913 Webster]

To sport with Amaryllis in the shade.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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