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Amaryllis
amaryllis
n. 1 a plant genus with a single species, Amaryllis belladonna, a bulbous lily-like plant native to S. Africa with white or rose-pink flowers (also called belladonna lily). 2 any of various related plants formerly of this genus now transferred to other genera, notably Hippeastrum. Etymology: L f. Gk Amarullis, name of a country girl
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noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin, name of a shepherdess in Virgil's Eclogues Date: circa 1794 an autumn-flowering South African bulbous herb (Amaryllis belladonna of the family Amaryllidaceae, the ~ family) widely grown for its large deep red to whitish umbellate flowers ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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