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amaryllis family

noun

the plant family Amaryllidaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having alternate or basal lance-shaped leaves, bulbs or corms, and showy, lilylike flowers and including the amaryllis, daffodil, onion and its relatives, and snowdrop.

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amaryllis family
noun
snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: Amaryllidaceae]

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