Definition of lily

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Lily (n.) 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..

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Pad :: Pad (n.) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
Arillus :: Arillus (n.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril..
Comelily :: Comelily (adv.) In a suitable or becoming manner.
Gloriosa :: Gloriosa (n.) A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives of India..
Seelily :: Seelily (adv.) In a silly manner.
Friendlily :: Friendlily (adv.) In a friendly manner.
Hair :: Hair (n.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)..
Lowlily :: Lowlily (adv.) In a lowly place or manner; humbly.
Bulblet :: Bulblet (n.) A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aerial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion..
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..
Liliaceous :: Liliaceous (a.) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
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..
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..
Convallaria :: Convallaria (n.) The lily of the valley.
Amaryllis :: Amaryllis (n.) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily..
Lovelily :: Lovelily (adv.) In manner to excite love; amiably.
Belladonna :: Belladonna (n.) A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.
Slily :: Slily (adv.) See Slyly.
Jollily :: Jollily (adv.) In a jolly manner.
Homelily :: Homelily (adv.) Plainly; inelegantly.
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