Amaryllis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any of several bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum, especially H. puniceum, which has large red, pink, or white lilylike flowers and is popular as a houseplant.
  2. a bulbous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, having clusters of usually rose-colored lilylike flowers.
  3. any of several bulbous, ornamental plants with lilylike flowers.
  4. Amaryllis,
    • a shepherdess or country girl, especially in classical and later pastoral poetry.
    • a female given name.
noun
  1. an amaryllidaceous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, native to southern Africa and having large lily-like reddish or white flowers
  2. any of several related plants, esp hippeastrum
noun
  1. (in pastoral poetry) a name for a shepherdess or country girl
Amaryllis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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