Amaryllidaceae
plural noun
Am·a·ryl·li·da·ce·ae
ˌaməˌriləˈdāsēˌē
: a family of plants (order Liliales) found mostly in tropical regions and having perfect showy flowers with the tube of the perianth adnate to the ovary
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Amaryllid-, Amaryllis, type genus + -aceae
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above