Definition of lily

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Lily (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.

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Melancholily :: Melancholily (adv.) In a melancholy manner.
Sea Lily :: Sea lily () A crinoid.
Nenuphar :: Nenuphar (n.) The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphaea alba.
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..
Officialily :: Officialily (n.) See Officialty.
Day Lily :: Day lily () 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..
Amaryllideous :: Amaryllideous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the /etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family..
Convallaria :: Convallaria (n.) The lily of the valley.
Lily :: Lily (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
Cleanlily :: Cleanlily (adv.) In a cleanly manner.
Surliness :: Surlily (adv.) In a surly manner.
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Homelily :: Homelily (adv.) Plainly; inelegantly.
Divinely :: Divinely (adv.) In a divine or godlike manner; holily; admirably or excellently in a supreme degree.
Water Nymph :: Water nymph () A water lily (Nymphaea).
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily..
Nuphar :: Nuphar (n.) A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea..
Wellwisher :: Wellwisher (n.) One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
Liliaceous :: Liliaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples..
Godlily :: Godlily (adv.) Righteously.
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