| 单词 | amaryllis |
| 释义 | amaryllis /am'euh ril"is/, n. 1. any of several bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum, esp. H. puniceum, which has large red or pink flowers and is popular as a houseplant. Cf. amaryllis family. 2. Also called belladonna lily, naked lady. a related plant, Amaryllis belladonna, having clusters of usually rose-colored flowers. 3. any of several other similar or related plants. 4. (cap.) a shepherdess or country girl, esp. in classical and later pastoral poetry. [1785-95; < L: name of a shepherdess in Vergil's Eclogues] |
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