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AMARYLLIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amaryllis" is a kind of...):
bulbous plant (plant growing from a bulb)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amaryllis"):
Amaryllis belladonna; belladonna lily; naked lady (amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers)
hippeastrum; Hippeastrum puniceum (amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers)
Aztec lily; Jacobean lily; Strekelia formosissima (Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower)
Holonyms ("amaryllis" is a member of...):
Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family; family Amaryllidaceae (snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae)
