lily
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lily/ˈlɪli/
▶noun
- 1 a bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem. [Genus Lilium: many species.]
■ used in names of other similar plants, e.g. arum lily.
- 2 a heraldic fleur-de-lis.
– derivatives
lilied adjective.
lilied adjective.
– origin OE lilie, from L. lilium, from Gk leirion.
'lily' also found in these Oxford entries:
agapanthus
- alstroemeria
- arum lily
- asparagus
- asphodel
- aspidistra
- autumn crocus
- blazing star
- bluebell
- bog asphodel
- calla
- camas
- canna
- chincherinchee
- chionodoxa
- ciborium
- crinoid
- day lily
- dog's-tooth violet
- flax-lily
- fleur-de-lis
- fritillary
- gild
- grape hyacinth
- Guernsey lily
- hemerocallis
- herb Paris
- hyacinth
- Kaffir lily
- lent lily
- leopard lily
- liliaceous
- lily-livered
- lily of the valley
- lily pad
- lily-trotter
- lily-white
- lotus
- madonna lily
- martagon lily
- phormium
- plantain lily
- sabadilla
- schizostylis
- scilla
- sea lily
- secund
- spatterdock
- spider plant
