Definition of Amaryllis or Sprekelia formosissima. Meaning of Amaryllis or Sprekelia formosissima. Synonyms of Amaryllis or Sprekelia formosissima

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Definition of Amaryllis or Sprekelia formosissima

Amaryllis or Sprekelia formosissima
Jacobaean lily Jac`o*b[ae]"an lil"y [See Jacobean.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, or Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. [Written also Jacobean.]

Meaning of Amaryllis or Sprekelia formosissima from wikipedia

- Online, Sprekelia formosissima. S. formosissima was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Amaryllis formosissima and transferred to Sprekelia by William...
- Mexican Sprekelia formosissima (St James's lily, Aztec lily, Jacobean lily), another member of the tribe Hippeastreae, originally called Amaryllis formosissima...