Definition of Amaryllidaceae

1. Noun. Snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaryllidaceae

Amara
Amarag
Amarakaeri
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus spinosus
Amarasi
Amarillo
Amaryllidaceae (current term)
Amaryllis belladonna
Amata
Amaterasu
Amaterasu Omikami
Amati
Amatis
Amauropelta
Amaya
Amazigh
Amazighs
Amazon
Amazon River
Amazon ant
Amazon lilies

Literary usage of Amaryllidaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"The inner structure of the Amaryllidaceae resembles that of the other monocotyledons. Calcium oxalate occurs in the form of raphides in special ..."

2. Garden Flowers: How to Cultivate Them. A Treatise on the Culture of Hardy by Edward Sprague Rand (1866)
"[Amaryllidaceae.] A very large genus of showy, hardy, well-known bulbous-rooted plants, all species of which are ornamental and desirable spring border ..."

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