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belladonna lily

[ bel-uh-don-uh lil-ee ]

belladonna lily

noun

  1. another name for amaryllis
“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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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of belladonna lily1

First recorded in 1725–35
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A. Belladonna, the Belladonna Lily, 3 ft., has large funnel-shaped flowers in September, of a delicate rose colour.

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Belladonna Lily 111   Erythronium Johnsoni 49   Dierama pulcherrima 112   Tecophil�a cyanocrocus 50 32.

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The Belladonna Lily can only be grown satisfactorily in the open air in the milder parts of the kingdom.

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Chinese lanterns, Bernstein's band, Belladonna, lily white, These made up the fairy-land Where I wandered all last night; Ruled in all its rosy glow By a merry Queen, you know Jolly, dancing, laughing, witching, Veuve Cliquot.

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And although engaged in the matter-of-fact occupation of searching for landshells, by turning over the stones, I could not help being struck with the beauty of the terraced walks and overhanging gardens; the beautiful belladonna lily--here run wild in great abundance--made a fine show.

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