DictionaryRoot: Amaryllis
Greek
Amaryllis
a shepherdess’s name
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noun
amaryllis
am-uh-RIL-is/ˌæməˈrɪlɪs/
A plant grown from a bulb with large, trumpet-shaped flowers.
Etymology
Amaryllis was a literary shepherdess’s name that Linnaeus adopted for the flower. It derives from a verb meaning “sparkle” or “twinkle,” whose deeper origin may be Pre-Greek.