noun
snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
• Syn: ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliales, ↑order Liliales
• Member Meronyms:
↑amaryllis, ↑genus Amaryllis, ↑Bomarea, ↑genus Bomarea, ↑Haemanthus, ↑genus Haemanthus, ↑genus Hippeastrum, ↑genus Narcissus, ↑Strekelia, ↑genus Strekelia
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\\ˌaməˌriləˈdāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of plants (order Liliales) found mostly in tropical regions and having perfect showy flowers with the tube of the perianth adnate to the ovary
Useful english dictionary. 2012.