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nerine Bot.|nɪˈraɪniː|
Also nerina.
[mod.L. (W. Herbert 1820, in Curtis's Bot. Mag. XLVII. 2124), f. L. Nērīnē (Virg. Ecl. vii. 37), Gr. νηρηίς a water nymph; see Nereid.]
A South African bulbous plant of the genus so called, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceæ and including Nerine bowdenii, widely cultivated for its autumn-blooming pink flowers, and the Guernsey lily, Nerine sarniensis. Also attrib.
1820Curtis's Bot. Mag. XLVII. 2124 Rose-coloured Nerine... Nerine is probably confined to South Africa. 1837W. Herbert Amaryllidaceæ 285, I have no hesitation in saying that it is a Nerine. 1886G. Nicholson Dict. Gardening II. 446/2 When in flower, Nerines are amongst the most beautiful of greenhouse bulbous plants. 1923Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 786/2 The scarlet or rose-red nerine (the Japanese spider lily) appeared next. 1929Amateur Gardening 3 Aug. 292/3 Nerines, or Guernsey lilies, are attractive flowering bulbs. 1949L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon v. 69 They [sc. lilies growing on the Guernsey coast] were identified as the nerinas of the Table Mountain ledges. 1955K. A. Thompson Great House iv. 116 A Nerine lily glistening like rose-crystal. 1961Amateur Gardening 14 Oct. 19/3 Nerines are often looked upon as bulbs to grow in favoured gardens. 1974R. L. Fox Variations on Garden 165, I prefer its [sc. the amaryllis's] cousin, the Nerine or Guernsey lily. |