Definition of lily

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Lily (n.) 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..

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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..
Divinely :: Divinely (adv.) In a divine or godlike manner; holily; admirably or excellently in a supreme degree.
Lovelily :: Lovelily (adv.) In manner to excite love; amiably.
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..
Jacobaean Lily :: "Jacobaean lily () A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower..
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..
Lily-handed :: Lily-handed (a.) Having white, delicate hands..
Chuffily :: Chuffily (adv.) Clownishly; surlily.
Lowlily :: Lowlily (adv.) In a lowly place or manner; humbly.
Belladonna :: Belladonna (n.) A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Water Nymph :: Water nymph () A water lily (Nymphaea).
Liliaceous :: Liliaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples..
Friendlily :: Friendlily (adv.) In a friendly manner.
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..
Disrulily :: Disrulily (adv.) In a disorderly manner.
Slily :: Slily (adv.) See Slyly.
Liliaceous :: Liliaceous (a.) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
Jollily :: Jollily (adv.) In a jolly manner.
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..
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