Definition of lily

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of lily is as below...

Lily (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc..

Lern More About Lily

Crown-imperial :: Crown-imperial (n.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves..
Holily :: Holily (adv.) Sacredly; inviolably.
Conventionalily :: Conventionalily (adv.) In a conventional manner.
Convallamarin :: Convallamarin (n.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet..
Mariposa Lily :: Mariposa lily () 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..
Spatter-dock :: Spatter-dock (n.) The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena).
Holily :: Holily (adv.) Piously; with sanctity; in a holy manner.
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Lily :: Lily (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc..
Hemerocallis :: Hemerocallis (n.) A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily..
Convallaria :: Convallaria (n.) The lily of the valley.
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily..
Seemlily :: Seemlily (adv.) In a seemly manner.
Lowlily :: Lowlily (adv.) In a lowly place or manner; humbly.
Wellwisher :: Wellwisher (n.) One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
Uglily :: Uglily (adv.) In an ugly manner; with deformity.
Melancholily :: Melancholily (adv.) In a melancholy manner.
Bulblet :: Bulblet (n.) A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aerial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion..
Lily :: Lily (n.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary..
Sillily :: Sillily (adv.) In a silly manner; foolishly.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us