Amaryllis vs. Amaryllid — What's the Difference?

Amaryllis () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species.

(botany) Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an amaryllidaceous plant.

Any of several chiefly tropical American bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum, grown as ornamentals for their large, showy, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers.

See belladonna lily.

Any of several similar or related plants.

The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.

A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.

A pastoral sweetheart.

A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

Bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers