Amaryllis \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)