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amaryllid (iou) and fife (iou)


amaryllid (iou)



amaryllid noun. M19.
[Latin Amaryllid-, Amaryllis: see AMARYLLIS, -ID2.]
Botany. Any plant of the large family Amaryllidaceae, which includes many bulbous plants, such as amaryllis, daffodil, snowdrop, etc.
,amarylli'daceous adjective of or pertaining to the family Amaryllidaceae M19.

fife (iou)



fife noun & verb. M16.
[German Pfeife PIPE noun1 or French fifre from Swiss German Pfifre (German Pfeifer PIPER).]
A. noun.
A kind of small shrill flute, used chiefly along with drums in military Music. M16.
A player of this instrument. M16.
The sound of this instrument. E17.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Play the fife. L16.
verb trans. Play (an air etc.) on the fife. L19.