GENUS AMARYLLIS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Amaryllis" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Meronyms (members of "genus Amaryllis"):

Amaryllis belladonna; belladonna lily; naked lady (amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Amaryllis" is a member of...):

Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family; family Amaryllidaceae (snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae)

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