nerine

[nuh-rahy-nee]

noun

1. any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.

nerine

/ nəˈriːnɪ /

noun

1. any plant of the bulbous S. African genus Nerine, related to the amaryllis; several species are grown as garden or pot plants for their beautiful pink, orange, red, or white flowers. N. sarniensis is the pink-flowered Guernsey lily: family Amaryllidaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerine¹

< New Latin (1820); Latin Nērīnē a Nereid

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerine¹

Latin, from Greek nērēis a sea nymph

Example Sentences

Nerine Skinner, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, created the character Liv Struss after friends pointed out her resemblance to the former South West Norfolk MP.

From BBC

"After my third wife, Nerine, drowned in our swimming pool, I was twisted in grief. I was completely lost. Nerine was an alcoholic and I had failed to save her," Shatner wrote.

From Fox News

"After my third wife, Nerine, drowned in our swimming pool, I was twisted in grief. I was completely lost. Nerine was an alcoholic and I had failed to save her," Shatner wrote in the book.

From Fox News

At times, the actor recounts his connection to Nimoy with great candor and reverence, particularly when he discusses how that bond solidified after the death of Shatner’s third wife, Nerine Kidd, who drowned in the couple’s pool in 1999.

From Washington Post

Mr. Nimoy said he stopped drinking in the late 1980s and that he helped Shatner through his marriage to an alcoholic and comforted him after the woman, Nerine Kidd, drowned in a swimming pool.

From Washington Post