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LILIES
Noun
lilies
plural of lily
Source: Wiktionary
LILY
Lil"y, n.; pl. Lilies. Etym: [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. Flower-de- luce.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and L. longiflorum are the common white lilies of gardens; L. Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States. L. Chalcedonicum is supposed to be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable; L. auratum is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
3. 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. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. Sir T. Browne. African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus.
– 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.
– Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the black seeds of which form a dense like a blackberry.
– Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
– Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary.
– Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower.
– Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
– Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
– Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
– Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
– Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U. S.] Lowell.
– Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which are blotched with black.
– Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, L. superbum.
– Water lily (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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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