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Definition of Belladonna lily

1. Noun. Amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belladonna Lily

Literary usage of Belladonna lily

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

1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"Fig. 1 is a section through the flower. belladonna lily Natural Order ... Planted in a warm, dry position against a wall, the belladonna lily soon becomes ..."

2. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"AMARYLLIS (belladonna lily).— This genus is restricted to the one species described below, although the name Amaryllis is loosely used in gardens for plants ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"belladonna lily. Fig. 77. Scape 2—4 ft., with a 2-lvd. dry spathe or involucre just underneath the umbel: (Is. lily-like, short-tubed, and flaring, ..."

4. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"One species, south Africa. a. A. Belladonna L. (Belladonna purpurascens Sweet). South Africa and cult, for ornament. belladonna lily. 93. ..."

5. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1864)
"Of those none are more beautiful than the far-famed Guernsey Lily, and the not less beautiful belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna). ..."

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