lily
(noun) any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lily (plural lilies)
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
(heraldiccharge) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
(card games, usually, in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
(cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
lily (not comparable)
(slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).
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Lily
A female given name from English. Popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.
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Source: Wiktionary
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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