lily : Idioms & Phrases


adobe lily

  • noun California herb with pinkish purple flowers
    Fritillaria pluriflora; pink fritillary.
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African lily

  • noun African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
    African lily; African tulip; Agapanthus africanus.
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  • (Bot.), the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus.
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amber lily

  • noun plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America
    Anthericum torreyi.
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annunciation lily

  • noun lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
    Madonna lily; Lent lily; Lilium candidum; Annunciation lily.
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arum lily

  • noun South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
    Zantedeschia aethiopica; arum lily; calla.
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Atamasco lily

  • (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Z. Atamasco), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. Gray.
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australian sword lily

  • noun sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
    kangaroo's-foot; kangaroo paw; Anigozanthus manglesii; kangaroo-foot plant; kangaroo's paw.
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avalanche lily

  • noun perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States
    Erythronium montanum.
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aztec lily

  • noun Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
    Aztec lily; Strekelia formosissima.
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belladonna lily

  • noun amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
    naked lady; Amaryllis belladonna.
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bermuda lily

  • noun tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
    Lilium longiflorum; Easter lily; Bermuda lily.
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Blackberry lily

  • (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the black seeds of which form a dense like a blackberry.
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blackberry-lily

  • noun garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
    Belamcanda chinensis; blackberry-lily.
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blood lily

  • noun any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
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blue african lily

  • noun African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
    African lily; African tulip; Agapanthus africanus.
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Bourbon lily

  • (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
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Butterfly lily

  • . (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary.
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calla lily

  • noun South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
    Zantedeschia aethiopica; arum lily; calla.
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canada lily

  • noun common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
    Lilium canadense; wild meadow lily; meadow lily; Canada lily.
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canna lily

  • noun plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers
    Canna generalis.
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checkered lily

  • noun any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
    fritillary.
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climbing lily

  • noun any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
    climbing lily; gloriosa; creeping lily; Gloriosa superba.
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clinton's lily

  • noun any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
    clintonia.
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coast lily

  • noun orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States
    Lilium maritinum.
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columbia tiger lily

  • noun lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
    Columbia tiger lily; Lilium columbianum.
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corn lily

  • noun any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated
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cow lily

  • noun common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
    cow lily; spatterdock; Nuphar advena.
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creeping lily

  • noun any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
    climbing lily; gloriosa; creeping lily; Gloriosa superba.
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day lily

  • noun any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover
    day lily.
  • noun any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day
    daylily.
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Day" lil`y
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  1. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants (Hemerocallis) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange flowers. (b) A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers.
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devil lily

  • noun east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
    Lilium lancifolium; kentan; devil lily.
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easter lily

  • noun tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
    Lilium longiflorum; Easter lily; Bermuda lily.
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easter lily vine

  • noun evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
    Beaumontia grandiflora; Nepal trumpet flower.
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egyptian water lily

  • noun white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
    lotus; white lotus; Nymphaea lotus; Egyptian water lily.
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european white lily

  • noun a water lily with white flowers
    Nymphaea alba.
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false lily of the valley

  • noun small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan
    Maianthemum bifolium.
  • noun small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
    Maianthemum canadense.
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fawn lily

  • noun California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged
    Erythronium californicum.
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fragrant water lily

  • noun a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
    Nymphaea odorata; fragrant water lily; water nymph.
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Frog lily

  • (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar).
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gild the lily

  • verb adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
    gild the lily.
  • verb make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
    gild the lily.
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glacier lily

  • noun dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers
    glacier lily; Erythronium grandiflorum.
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globe lily

  • noun any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers
    fairy lantern.
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glory lily

  • noun any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
    climbing lily; gloriosa; creeping lily; Gloriosa superba.
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guernsey lily

Guern"sey lil"y
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  1. (Bot.) A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.
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impala lily

  • noun South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
    impala lily; mock azalia; Adenium multiflorum; Adenium obesum; desert rose.
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jacobaean lily

Jac`o*bæ"an lil"y (Also<
  • Jacobaean lily
  • Jacobæan lily
)
Etymology
See Jacobean.
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  1. (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, ∨ Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. Written also Jacobean.
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jacobean lily

  • noun Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
    Aztec lily; Strekelia formosissima.
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kudu lily

  • noun South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
    impala lily; mock azalia; Adenium multiflorum; Adenium obesum; desert rose.
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lemon lily

  • noun a day lily with yellow flowers
    Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus; Hemerocallis flava.
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lent lily

  • noun lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
    Madonna lily; Lent lily; Lilium candidum; Annunciation lily.
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Lent lily
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  1. (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.
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leopard lily

  • noun lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
    leopard lily; Lilium pardalinum.
  • noun lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
    pine lily; leopard lily; Lilium catesbaei.
  • noun garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
    Belamcanda chinensis; blackberry-lily.
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leper lily

  • noun Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental
    guinea-hen flower; checkered daffodil; snake's head fritillary; Fritillaria meleagris.
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Lily daffodil

  • (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower.
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Lily encrinite

  • (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
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lily family

  • noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    family Liliaceae; Liliaceae.
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Lily hyacinth

  • (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
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Lily iron

  • a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
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lily of the incas

  • noun an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers
    lily of the Incas; Alstroemeria pelegrina.
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lily of the nile

  • noun any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
    agapanthus.
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Lily of the valley

  • noun low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
    lily of the valley; Convallaria majalis.
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  • (Bot.), a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
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Lily pad

  • noun floating leaves of a water lily
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  • the large floating leaf of the water lily. U. S. Lowell.
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lily pons

  • noun United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)
    Pons; Alice-Josephine Pons.
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lily turf

  • noun Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover
    Liriope muscari; lilyturf.
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lily-handed

Lil"y-hand`ed adjective
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  1. Having white, delicate hands.
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lily-livered

  • adjective satellite easily frightened
    white-livered; yellow-bellied; yellow; chickenhearted; chicken.
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Lil"y-liv`ered adjective
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  1. White-livered; cowardly.
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lily-of-the-valley tree

  • noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
    Pieris japonica; andromeda; Japanese andromeda.
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lily-white

  • adjective satellite restricted to whites only
    white.
    • under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains
    • a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization
  • adjective satellite of a pure white color
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madonna lily

  • noun lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
    Madonna lily; Lent lily; Lilium candidum; Annunciation lily.
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mariposa lily

  • noun any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
    mariposa tulip; mariposa.
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Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y
Etymology
Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.
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  1. (Bot.) One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.
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May lily

  • noun low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
    lily of the valley; Convallaria majalis.
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  • (Bot.), the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis).
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meadow lily

  • noun common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
    Lilium canadense; wild meadow lily; meadow lily; Canada lily.
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michigan lily

  • noun lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots
    Lilium michiganense.
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mount cook lily

  • noun showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
    Ranunculus lyalii; Mount Cook lily.
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mountain lily

  • noun Japanese lily with golden rays
    Lilium auratum.
  • noun showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
    Ranunculus lyalii; Mount Cook lily.
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oregon lily

  • noun lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
    Columbia tiger lily; Lilium columbianum.
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paint the lily

  • verb adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
    gild the lily.
  • verb make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
    gild the lily.
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panther lily

  • noun lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
    leopard lily; Lilium pardalinum.
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peace lily

  • noun any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
    spathe flower; spathiphyllum.
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peruvian lily

  • noun an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers
    lily of the Incas; Alstroemeria pelegrina.
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pine lily

  • noun lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
    pine lily; leopard lily; Lilium catesbaei.
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plantain lily

  • noun any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover
    day lily.
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Pond lily

  • noun a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
    Nymphaea odorata; fragrant water lily; water nymph.
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  • (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and Illust. under Nymphæa.
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rose globe lily

  • noun globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley
    Calochortus amoenus.
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saint-bernard's-lily

  • noun southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers
    Anthericum liliago.
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sea lily

  • noun crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
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Sea" lil"y
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  1. (Zoöl.) A crinoid.
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sego lily

  • noun perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico
    Calochortus nuttallii.
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snow lily

  • noun dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers
    glacier lily; Erythronium grandiflorum.
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st.-bruno's-lily

  • noun a variety of spiderwort
    Paradisea liliastrum.
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Stone lily

  • (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.
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swamp lily

  • noun North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
    lizard's-tail; water dragon; Saururus cernuus.
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Sword lily

  • noun any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
    gladiolus; glad; gladiola.
  • noun plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
    iris; flag; fleur-de-lis.
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  • . (Bot.) See Gladiolus.
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Tiger lily

  • noun east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
    Lilium lancifolium; kentan; devil lily.
  • noun lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
    pine lily; leopard lily; Lilium catesbaei.
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  • (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which are blotched with black.
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toad lily

  • noun a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America
    Montia chamissoi.
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trout lily

  • noun eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
    amberbell; Erythronium americanum; yellow adder's tongue.
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turk's cap-lily

  • noun lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers
    Lilium superbum; Turk's-cap.
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Turk's-cap lily

  • (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, L. superbum.
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Victoria lily

  • (Bot.), the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above.
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Water lily

  • noun an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
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  • (Bot.), the Nymphæa, a plant with floating roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals, usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow. [See Illust. of Nymphæa.]
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water-lily family

  • noun dicot aquatic plants
    Nymphaeaceae; family Nymphaeaceae.
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white globe lily

  • noun globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California
    Calochortus albus; white fairy lantern.
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white lily

  • noun lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
    Madonna lily; Lent lily; Lilium candidum; Annunciation lily.
  • noun white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
    lotus; white lotus; Nymphaea lotus; Egyptian water lily.
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white trumpet lily

  • noun tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
    Lilium longiflorum; Easter lily; Bermuda lily.
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wild lily of the valley

  • noun evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds
    Pyrola rotundifolia.
  • noun North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
    shinleaf; Pyrola elliptica.
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wild meadow lily

  • noun common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
    Lilium canadense; wild meadow lily; meadow lily; Canada lily.
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wild yellow lily

  • noun common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
    Lilium canadense; wild meadow lily; meadow lily; Canada lily.
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Wood lily

  • noun any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
    wake-robin; trillium.
  • noun lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers
    Lilium philadelphicum.
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  • (Bot.), the lily of the valley.
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yellow globe lily

  • noun globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
    golden fairy lantern; Calochortus amabilis.
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yellow pond lily

  • noun common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
    cow lily; spatterdock; Nuphar advena.
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yellow water lily

  • noun a water lily with yellow flowers
    Nuphar lutea.
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