Dictionary entry

Amaryllidaceous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Am′a‐ryl′li‐da″ceous (�), Am′a‐ryl‐lid″e‐ous (�), } a.(Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.