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amaryllis

am·a·ryl·lis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [am-uh-ril-is]
    • /ˌæm əˈrɪl ɪs/
    • /ˌæ.mə.ˈrɪ.lɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-uh-ril-is]
    • /ˌæm əˈrɪl ɪs/

Definitions of amaryllis word

  • noun amaryllis an amaryllidaceous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, native to southern Africa and having large lily-like reddish or white flowers 3
  • noun amaryllis any of several related plants, esp hippeastrum 3
  • noun amaryllis (in pastoral poetry) a name for a shepherdess or country girl 3
  • noun amaryllis any of several plants (esp. genus Hippeastrum) of the lily family bearing several white, purple, pink, or red flowers on a leafless stem, including the belladonna lily 3
  • noun amaryllis a female given name. 1
  • noun amaryllis The vern belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa. 1
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Origin of amaryllis

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < Latin: name of a shepherdess in Vergil's Eclogues

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Parts of speech for Amaryllis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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amaryllis popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • amaryllidaceous

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaryllidaceae, a family of widely cultivated flowering plants having bulbs and including the amaryllis, snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil

  • amaryllis family

    the plant family Amaryllidaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having alternate or basal lance-shaped leaves, bulbs or corms, and showy, lilylike flowers and including the amaryllis, daffodil, onion and its relatives, and snowdrop.

  • agapanthus

    a liliaceous plant, Agapanthus africanus, of southern Africa, having rounded clusters of blue or white funnel-shaped flowers

  • allium

    any plant of the genus Allium, such as the onion, garlic, shallot, leek, or chive: family Alliaceae

  • atamasco lily

    any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white

  • belladonna lily

    a tropical bulbous plant (Amaryllis belladonna) of the lily family, grown for its large pink, white, or red flowers and native to S Africa
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