lycoris

[ lahy-ker-is ]

/ ˈlaɪ kər ɪs /

noun

any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Lycoris, of the amaryllis family, native to eastern Asia, bearing clustered, variously colored flowers that appear after the leaves have faded and disappeared.

Origin of lycoris

<New Latin (1821), apparently after Latin Lycōris, a woman celebrated in the love-elegies of the Roman poet Gallus

Words nearby lycoris

lycopenemia, lycoperdonosis, lycophyte, lycopod, lycopodium, lycoris, lycosid, Lycra, Lycurgus, Lydda, lyddite

Example sentences from the Web for lycoris

One costly delicacy was followed by another; all the productions of the remotest ends of the earth met at the banquet of Lycoris.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
This time it is not a tender note to the fair Camilla, not even an assignation with Lesbia or Lycoris.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
See the Fenwick note to the second of the two Odes to Lycoris.
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. VI (of 8)|William Wordsworth
Lycoris was sulky and peevish, because the best effect of her whole programme had been spoilt.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

But pray believe me, there never was a pretty girl for whom I cared less than for Lycoris.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

单词	lycoris
释义	lycoris [ lahy-ker-is ] / ˈlaɪ kər ɪs / noun any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Lycoris, of the amaryllis family, native to eastern Asia, bearing clustered, variously colored flowers that appear after the leaves have faded and disappeared. Origin of lycoris <New Latin (1821), apparently after Latin Lycōris, a woman celebrated in the love-elegies of the Roman poet Gallus Words nearby lycoris lycopenemia, lycoperdonosis, lycophyte, lycopod, lycopodium, lycoris, lycosid, Lycra, Lycurgus, Lydda, lyddite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lycoris One costly delicacy was followed by another; all the productions of the remotest ends of the earth met at the banquet of Lycoris. Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein This time it is not a tender note to the fair Camilla, not even an assignation with Lesbia or Lycoris. Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein See the Fenwick note to the second of the two Odes to Lycoris. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. VI (of 8)\|William Wordsworth Lycoris was sulky and peevish, because the best effect of her whole programme had been spoilt. Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein But pray believe me, there never was a pretty girl for whom I cared less than for Lycoris. Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein
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