Amaryllis

2 definitions found

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

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amaryllis
       n : bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers