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amaryllidaceous

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am⋅a⋅ryl⋅li⋅da⋅ceous

[am-uh-ril-i-dey-shuhs]
–adjective
belonging to the plant family Amaryllidaceae.


Origin:
1830–40; < NL Amaryllidace(ae) (amaryllid-, s. of amaryllis amaryllis + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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