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Definition of Family Amaryllidaceae
1. Noun. Snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
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 Family Amaryllidaceae
Literary usage of Family Amaryllidaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Onion family (Amaryllidaceae): chives, leeks, onions, shallots, and garlic.
• Pea family (Leguminosae): peas and all types of beans. ..."
2. A Manual of Dangerous Insects Likely to be Introduced in the United States by United States Bureau of Entomology (1918)
"(See Cucurbits.) NARCISSUS; DAFFODIL. (Narcissus spp. family Amaryllidaceae.)
Flowering plants propagated from the bulbs. NARCISSUS INSECTS. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"293- NARCISSUS, a genus of bulbous plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae,
natives of central Europe and the Mediterranean region; one species N. ..."
4. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1921)
"... much larger than the type specimen but without achenes, may belong here.
Family AMARYLLIDACEAE Hymenocallis praticola Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. ..."
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