belladonna lily

belladonna lily

n. A bulbous, perennial southern African herb (Amaryllis belladonna) having showy umbels of large trumpet-shaped flowers that appear in the fall after the spring leaves die back. Also called amaryllis.

belladonna lily

n (Plants) another name for amaryllis

am•a•ryl•lis

(ˌæm əˈrɪl ɪs)

n. 1. any of several bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum, esp. H. puniceum, which has large red or pink flowers: popular as a houseplant. 2. Also called belladonna lily. a related plant, Amaryllis belladonna, having clusters of usu. rose-colored flowers. 3. any of several other similar or related plants. [1785–95; < Latin: name of a shepherdess in Virgil's Eclogues]

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belladonna lily - amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowersAmaryllis belladonna, naked ladyamaryllis - bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowersgenus Amaryllis - type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa