amaryllidaceous

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

adjective
  1. belonging to the plant family Amaryllidaceae.

Origin of amaryllidaceous

1
1830–40; <New Latin Amaryllidace(ae) (amaryllid-, stem of amaryllisamaryllis + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for amaryllidaceous

amaryllidaceous

/ (ˌæməˌrɪlɪˈdeɪʃəs) /


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

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