Main Entry: am·a·ryl·lis

Pronunciation: \ˌa-mə-ˈri-ləs\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin, name of a shepherdess in Virgil's Eclogues

Date: circa 1794

: an autumn-flowering South African bulbous herb (Amaryllis belladonna of the family Amaryllidaceae, the amaryllis family) widely grown for its large deep red to whitish umbellate flowers; also : a plant of any of several related genera (as Hippeastrum or Sprekelia)