nerine

[ nuh-rahy-nee ]
/ nəˈraɪ ni /

noun

any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.

Origin of nerine

< New Latin (1820); Latin Nērīnē a Nereid

Words nearby nerine

nereis, nereus, nerf, nergal, neri, nerine, neritic, nernst, nernst heat theorem, nero, nerol

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British Dictionary definitions for nerine

nerine
/ (nəˈriːnɪ) /

noun

any plant of the bulbous S. African genus Nerine, related to the amaryllis; several species are grown as garden or pot plants for their beautiful pink, orange, red, or white flowers. N. sarniensis is the pink-flowered Guernsey lily: family Amaryllidaceae

Word Origin for nerine

Latin, from Greek nērēis a sea nymph