Amaryllis (amarilis)

[NL., Belladonna Lily (Amaryllis Belladonna). Gr. Ἀμαρυλλίς, the same in Theocritus, prob. (with fem. dim. term.) ἀμαρύσσειν , sparkle, twinkle, glance, as the eye, > ἀμαρυγή, α sparkling, twinkling, glancing.] 1. A genus of bulbous plants, natural order Ama ryllidacea , with large, bright-colored, lily shaped flowers upon a stout scape. The belladonna lily, A. Bella donna, from southern Africa, now regarded as the only species, is well known IMG:content-0584.png:[graphic] and has long been in cultivation. Many species once world Crinum, Lycoris, Brunsvigia, Nerine, placed in this genus are now referred to other genera, those etc., the American to Zephyr ant hes and Sprekelia. 2. [l. c.] A plant of this genus.-3. In zoöl., a genus of crustaceans. ama