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Noun: genus Hippeastrum
  1. Genus of bulbous flowering plants native to tropical America, commonly known as amaryllis
    "Hippeastrum produces large, showy flowers popular as houseplants"

Type of: liliid monocot genus

Part of: Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family, family Amaryllidaceae