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ama·ryl·lis (am′ə ril′is)
noun
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 belladonna lily
Etymology: < L & Gr Amaryllis, a shepherdess' name in poems by Virgil and Theocritus
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