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Definition of Amaryllidaceae
1. Noun. Snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
Exact synonyms: Amaryllis Family, Family Amaryllidaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Family
Group relationships: Liliales, Order Liliales
Member holonyms: Amaryllis, Genus Amaryllis, Bomarea, Genus Bomarea, Genus Haemanthus, Haemanthus, Genus Hippeastrum, Genus Narcissus, Genus Strekelia, Strekelia
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Family
Group relationships: Liliales, Order Liliales
Member holonyms: Amaryllis, Genus Amaryllis, Bomarea, Genus Bomarea, Genus Haemanthus, Haemanthus, Genus Hippeastrum, Genus Narcissus, Genus Strekelia, Strekelia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaryllidaceae
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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