Complete Definition of "lily"

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English
Image:Lii akkusianum 01aHab Tuerkei Akkus 07 07 93.jpg|thumb|A lily plant

Etymology
From OE. lilie, from L. lilium|līlium.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�lɪli/
audio|en-us-lily.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪli

Noun
en-noun|lilies

  1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium, which includes a great many ornamental species.
  2. 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.

Derived terms
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arum lily
belladonna lily
calla lily
cobra lily
day lily
Easter lily
lily of the field
Mariposa lily
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palm lily
rock lily
spider lily
star lily
tiger lily
trout lily
water lily

Translations
trans-top|flower in the genus Lilium
Czech: lilie f
Finnish: lilja
French: lys m
German: Lilie f
Hungarian: liliom
Icelandic: lilja f
Indonesian: bunga bakung
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Japanese: ��, �� (��, yuri)
Korean: �리, 백�
Latin: lilium|līlium n
Maltese: Ä ilju
Portuguese: lírio m
Romanian: crin m
Spanish: azucena f
Swedish: lilja c
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Category:Flowers

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