Amaryllidaceous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amaryllidaceous \Am`a*ryl`li*da"ceous\, Amaryllideous
  \Am`a*ryl*lid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)
     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants
     differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary
     below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of
     this family.


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