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Webster 1913 Edition


Amaryllis


Amˊa-ryl′lis

,
Noun.
[L.
Amaryllis
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]
1.
A pastoral sweetheart.
To sport with
Amaryllis
in the shade.
Milton.
2.
(bot.)
(a)
A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.
(b)
A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.

Webster 1828 Edition


Amaryllis

AMARYL'LIS

,
Noun.
[The name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]
In botany, lily-daffodil, a genus of liliaceous plants of several species, which are cultivated in gardens for the beauty of their flowers.

Definition 2024


Amaryllis

Amaryllis

See also: amaryllis

Translingual

Proper noun

Amaryllis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – includes the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

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German

Noun

Amaryllis f

  1. amaryllis

amaryllis

amaryllis

See also: Amaryllis

English

Noun

amaryllis (plural amaryllises)

  1. The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.
  2. A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.

Synonyms

Usage notes

The plural amaryllides also exists, but is obsolete.

Translations


Finnish

Noun

amaryllis

  1. amaryllis

Declension

Inflection of amaryllis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative amaryllis amaryllikset
genitive amarylliksen amaryllisten
amarylliksien
partitive amaryllistä amarylliksiä
illative amaryllikseen amarylliksiin
singular plural
nominative amaryllis amaryllikset
accusative nom. amaryllis amaryllikset
gen. amarylliksen
genitive amarylliksen amaryllisten
amarylliksien
partitive amaryllistä amarylliksiä
inessive amarylliksessä amarylliksissä
elative amarylliksestä amarylliksistä
illative amaryllikseen amarylliksiin
adessive amarylliksellä amarylliksillä
ablative amaryllikseltä amarylliksiltä
allative amaryllikselle amarylliksille
essive amarylliksenä amarylliksinä
translative amaryllikseksi amarylliksiksi
instructive amarylliksin
abessive amarylliksettä amarylliksittä
comitative amarylliksineen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ma.ʁi.lis/, /a.ma.ʁi.li/

Noun

amaryllis m (plural amaryllis)

  1. amaryllis