[am-uh-ril-is] 
| 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. Compare 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. | (initial capital letter ) a shepherdess or country girl, esp. in classical and later pastoral poetry. |
[am-uh-ril-is] | a female given name. |
am·a·ryl·lis (ām'ə-rĭl'ĭs)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[New Latin Amaryllis, genus name, from Latin, name of a shepherdess, from Greek Amarullis.] |
| belladonna lily n. A bulbous, perennial southern African herb (Amaryllis belladonna) having showy umbels of large trumpet-shaped flowers that appear in the fall after the spring leaves die back. Also called amaryllis. |
