genus amaryllis

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

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofAmaryllidaceae

Questions about genus amaryllis

What does genus amaryllis mean?

genus amaryllis means "type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa".

Is genus amaryllis a common word?

genus amaryllis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.