Definition of lily

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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..

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Gladiole :: Gladiole (n.) A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also corn flag..
Surliness :: Surlily (adv.) In a surly manner.
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc..
Comelily :: Comelily (adv.) In a suitable or becoming manner.
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..
Water Lily :: Water lily () A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea..
Lily-livered :: Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily..
Friendlily :: Friendlily (adv.) In a friendly manner.
Nymphaea :: Nymphaea (n.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus..
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..
Jacobaean Lily :: "Jacobaean lily () A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower..
Folily :: Folily (a.) Foolishly.
Conventionalily :: Conventionalily (adv.) In a conventional manner.
Water Can :: Water can () Any one of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; -- so called from the shape of the seed vessel. See Nuphar, and cf. Candock..
Candock :: Candock (n.) A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum)..
Double :: Double (a.) Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double..
Officialily :: Officialily (n.) See Officialty.
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Cleanlily :: Cleanlily (adv.) In a cleanly manner.
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