Definition of Amarillis
Amaryl`lis, a shepherdess in one of Virgil's pastorals; any young
rustic maiden.
- Wikipedia
||Am`a*ryl"lis (&?;), n. [L.
Amaryllis, Gr. &?;, &?;, 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Translingual
- (botany) a botanical name at the rank of genus. Circumscription and placement of the genus will vary with taxonomic viewpoint, but it will include the Belladona Lilly, Amaryllis belladona.
- The Belladonna Lilly, Amaryllis belladona.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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