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AMARYLLIS

\ˌaməɹˈɪlɪs], \ˌaməɹˈɪlɪs], \ˌa_m_ə_ɹ_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of AMARYLLIS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A pastoral sweetheart.
A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A pastoral sweetheart.
A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The plant genus of the lilydaffodil.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A family of plants esteemed for their beauty; the lily-asphodel.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. A family of beautiful plants, as the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, etc.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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