Amaryllis

See also: amaryllis

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Amaryllis (“a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues”), from Ancient Greek ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, “I shine”).

Proper noun

Amaryllis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – includes the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Amaryllidaceae - family;  - subfamily;  - tribe;  - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amaryllis belladonna, Amaryllis paradisicola - species

See also

• Hippeastrum

References

• Amaryllis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amaryllis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amaryllis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Amaryllis at USDA Plants database

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English

Proper noun

Amaryllis

1. A female given name

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German

Noun

Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllis, plural Amaryllen)

1. amaryllis

Declension

Declension of Amaryllis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Amaryllis	die	Amaryllen
genitive	einer	der	Amaryllis	der	Amaryllen
dative	einer	der	Amaryllis	den	Amaryllen
accusative	eine	die	Amaryllis	die	Amaryllen

Further reading

• “Amaryllis” in Duden online
• “Amaryllis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache