Hippeastrum

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

  hippeastrum \hippeastrum\ n.
     An amaryllis of tropical America ({Hippeastrum puniceum})
     often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red
     flowers.
  
     Syn: {Hippeastrum puniceum}.


          [WordNet 1.5] Hipped

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hippeastrum
       n : amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a
           houseplant for its showy white to red flowers [syn: {Hippeastrum
           puniceum}]