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amaryllidaceous

[ am-uh-ril-i-dey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Amaryllidaceae.

amaryllidaceous

/ ˌæəˌɪɪˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amaryllidaceous1

1830–40; < New Latin Amaryllidace ( ae ) ( amaryllid-, stem of amaryllis amaryllis + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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Early spring-flowering amaryllidaceous bulbs, with pretty drooping flowers, snow-white, having the tips of the enclosed petals green.

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Several Amaryllidaceous and Liliaceous plants are in the same predicament.

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