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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
amaryllis
    n 1: bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Amaryllis \Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name
   of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]
   1. A pastoral sweetheart.
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            To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. --Milton.
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   2. (bot.)
      (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty,
          including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and
          others.
      (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna
          lily.
          [1913 Webster]

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