Amaryllis
See also: amaryllis
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin Amaryllis (“a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues”), from Ancient Greek ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, “I shine”)
Proper noun
Amaryllis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – includes the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Amaryllidoideae - subfamily; Amaryllideae - tribe; Amaryllidinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Amaryllis belladonna, Amaryllis paradisicola - species
See also
References
- Amaryllis at USDA Plants database
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