genus Amaryllis

genus Amaryllis
noun
type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa
Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family
Member Meronyms: ↑belladonna lily, ↑naked lady, ↑Amaryllis belladonna

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  • Amaryllis — Taxobox name = Amaryllis image caption = Naked Lady flowers in the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, California. image width = 300px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Amaryllidaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • amaryllis family — noun snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae • Syn: ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Amaryllis belladonna — noun amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers • Syn: ↑belladonna lily, ↑naked lady • Hypernyms: ↑amaryllis • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Amaryllis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Amaryllis — ID 3131 Symbol Key AMARY Common Name amaryllis Family Liliaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, LA Growth Habit N/A D …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • amaryllis — /æməˈrɪləs/ (say amuh riluhs) noun 1. a bulbous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, the belladonna lily, with large, lily like, normally rose coloured flowers; naked lady. 2. any of several related plants once classified in the genus Amaryllis. {Latin,… …  

  • Amaryllis belladonna — ID 3132 Symbol Key AMBE3 Common Name belladonna lily Family Liliaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, LA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amaryllis — [am΄ə ril′is] n. [< L & Gr Amaryllis, a shepherdess name in poems by Virgil and Theocritus] any of several plants (esp. genus Hippeastrum) of the lily family bearing several white, purple, pink, or red flowers on a leafless stem, including the …   English World dictionary

  • Amaryllis Night and Day — Infobox Book | name = Amaryllis Night and Day image caption = author = Russell Hoban illustrator = cover artist = Will Webb/Jeff Cottenden country = Great Britain language = English series = genre = Romance novel, speculative fiction publisher =… …   Wikipedia

  • genus Strekelia — noun a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family • Syn: ↑Strekelia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family …   Useful english dictionary

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