amaryllis
Pronunciation: /ˌaməˈrɪlɪs/
noun
- a bulbous plant with showy trumpet-shaped flowers and strap-shaped leaves.
- Two plants of the family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): the South African Amaryllis belladonna (also called belladonna lily), and (popularly) a tropical South American plant of the genus Hippeastrum, grown as a houseplant
Origin:
modern Latin, from Latin Amaryllis (from Greek Amarullis), a name for a country girl in pastoral poetry