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GENUS AMARYLLIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Amaryllis" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "genus Amaryllis"):
Amaryllis belladonna; belladonna lily; naked lady (amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Amaryllis" is a member of...):
Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family; family Amaryllidaceae (snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae)
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