belladonna lily

[ bel-uh-don-uh lil-ee ]

noun

1. amaryllis ( def 2 ).

belladonna lily

noun

1. another name for amaryllis

Word History and Origins

Origin of belladonna lily¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

A. Belladonna, the Belladonna Lily, 3 ft., has large funnel-shaped flowers in September, of a delicate rose colour.

From Project Gutenberg

Belladonna Lily 111   Erythronium Johnsoni 49   Dierama pulcherrima 112   Tecophil�a cyanocrocus 50 32.

From Project Gutenberg

The Belladonna Lily can only be grown satisfactorily in the open air in the milder parts of the kingdom.

From Project Gutenberg

There were bright scarlet geraniums, and starlike sweet-scented jessamines, and the gorgeous belladonna lily, with its large blossoms of rose-colour and white; and there were not only plants in flower, but bushes, and even trees, covered with gaudy and sweetly-perfumed blossoms.

From Project Gutenberg

There were bright scarlet geraniums, and starlike sweet-scented jessamines, and the gorgeous belladonna lily, with its large blossoms of rose-colour and white; and there were not only plants in flower, but bushes, and even trees, covered with gaudy and sweetly-perfumed blossoms.

From Project Gutenberg