noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin, name of a shepherdess in Virgil's Eclogues Date: circa 1794 an autumn-flowering South African bulbous herb ( Amaryllis belladonna of the family Amaryllidaceae, the ~ family) widely grown for its large deep red to whitish umbellate flowers
AMARYLLIS
Meaning of AMARYLLIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012