HyperDic: lily

English > 1 sense of the word lily:
NOUNplantlilyany liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
lily > pronunciation
Soundslih'liy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > lily: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers.
Member ofLilium, genus Liliumtype genus of Liliaceae
NarrowerCanada lily, wild yellow lily, meadow lily, wild meadow lily, Lilium canadenseCommon lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
Columbia tiger lily, Oregon lily, Lilium columbianumlily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
Easter lily, Bermuda lily, white trumpet lily, Lilium longiflorumtall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
Madonna lily, white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidumlily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
Michigan lily, Lilium michiganenselily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots
Turk's-cap, Turk's cap-lily, Lilium superbumlily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers
Turk's-cap, martagon, Lilium martagonlily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia
coast lily, Lilium maritinumorange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States
leopard lily, panther lily, Lilium pardalinumlily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
mountain lily, Lilium auratumJapanese lily with golden rays
tiger lily, leopard lily, pine lily, Lilium catesbaeilily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
tiger lily, devil lily, kentan, Lilium lancifoliumeast Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
wood lily, Lilium philadelphicumlily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers
Broaderliliaceous plantplant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
Spanishazucena, lirio, lis
Catalanassutzena, lliri blanc, lliri

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