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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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..
Seemlily :: Seemlily (adv.) In a seemly manner.
Jollily :: Jollily (adv.) In a jolly manner.
Convallaria :: Convallaria (n.) The lily of the valley.
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)..
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Jacobaean Lily :: "Jacobaean lily () A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower..
Nenuphar :: Nenuphar (n.) The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphaea alba.
Gladiole :: Gladiole (n.) A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also corn flag..
Day Lily :: Day lily () A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers..
Mariposa Lily :: Mariposa lily () One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California..
Homelily :: Homelily (adv.) Plainly; inelegantly.
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..
Seelily :: Seelily (adv.) In a silly manner.
Lovelily :: Lovelily (adv.) In manner to excite love; amiably.
Double :: Double (a.) Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double..
Gladiolus :: Gladiolus (n.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the corn flag; the sword lily..
Liliaceous :: Liliaceous (a.) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
Melancholily :: Melancholily (adv.) In a melancholy manner.
Holily :: Holily (adv.) Piously; with sanctity; in a holy manner.
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