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belladonna lily

[ bel-uh-don-uh lil-ee ]

belladonna lily

noun

  1. another name for amaryllis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of belladonna lily1

First recorded in 1725–35
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Example Sentences

Popular name of a variety of house or conservatory tender bulbs, but properly applied only to the Belladonna Lily.

The Belladonna Lily can only be grown satisfactorily in the open air in the milder parts of the kingdom.

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