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Amaryllis

Amaryllis

1. A pastoral sweetheart. To sport with amaryllis in the shade. (Milton)

2. (Science: botany) a family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others. A genus of the same family, including the belladonna lily.

Origin: L. Amaryllis, gr, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.


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Please help Identify Flower!

Did you mean " Amaryllis "? Accourding to some authors, they are included in the Liliaceae . But some considere them more advanced in evolution... :? :)

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by iri_black
Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:40 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
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