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amaryllis definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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