amaryllidaceous

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

/ ˌæm əˌrɪl ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

belonging to the plant family Amaryllidaceae.

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Origin of amaryllidaceous

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

Words nearby amaryllidaceous

amaretti, amaretto, Amarillo, marked man, a, Amarna, amaryllidaceous, amaryllis, amaryllis family, Amarynceus, Amasa, amass

British Dictionary definitions for amaryllidaceous

amaryllidaceous

/ (ˌæməˌrɪlɪˈdeɪʃəs) /

adjective

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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