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How to pronounce amaryllis in English?

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Type Words
Type of bulbous plant
Has types naked lady, strekelia formosissima, aztec lily, belladonna lily, amaryllis belladonna, hippeastrum, jacobean lily, hippeastrum puniceum

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Amaryllis bulbs are available at garden centers and through mail-order catalogs.
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This is the first time that an amaryllis has failed to produce beautiful blooms.
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Tulips, hyacinths, amaryllis and daffodils are the favorites for Valentine gifts.
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It's related to the true amaryllis, a South African native, Amaryllis belladonna.
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If you have amaryllis in your garden, you can pot some of those bulbs, as well.
From the heraldtribune.com
Plus swathes of flamboyant pink-flowering plants, such as amaryllis and colchicum.
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Amaryllis likes day temperatures in the 70s and night temperatures in the 60s.
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Unlike paperwhites, amaryllis can be coaxed into reblooming indoors next year.
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Container-grown amaryllis will bloom indoors six to eight weeks after potting.
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  • Bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
  • Amaryllis is also known as the belladonna lily or naked ladies. The genus has two species and the more famous of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest region near the Cape. ...
  • A botanical name at the rank of genus. Circumscription and placement of the genus will vary with taxonomic viewpoint, but it will include the Belladona Lilly, Amaryllis belladona
  • Pride, dramatic. Pastoral poetry. Beautiful, timid, proud, determination and radiant beauty.
  • N. - belladonna lily; any of several similar plants; poetic name for country girl.
  • Legend has it that the amaryllis - the stunning red flower we've come to associate with the holidays - began as a shy, timid nymph. Amaryllis fell deeply in love with Alteo, a shepherd with Hercules' strength and Apollo's beauty, but her affections were unrequited. ...