ˌaməˈrilə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin, the name of a shepherdess in Virgil
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Amaryllidaceae) of bulbous southern African plants having umbellate flowers with a corona of scales between the filaments — see belladonna lily
2. -es : a plant of the genus Amaryllis or of any of several related genera formerly united with it (as Hippeastrum, Sprekelia, or Vallota )