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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ne•ri•ne (nə rī′nē),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany 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.
- Neo-Latin (1820); Latin Nērīnē a Nereid
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nerine /nəˈriːnɪ/ n - 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
Etymology: Latin, from Greek nērēis a sea nymph |