noun.
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.
noun.
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.
noun.
That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
noun.
A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See Royal spade, below.
noun.
the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus.
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a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily.
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the Pardanthus Chinensis, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
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Lilium candidum. See Illust.
noun.
Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary.
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a European beetle (Crioceris merdigera) which feeds upon the white lily.
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a plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower.
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a fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
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a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
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a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
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a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
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the large floating leaf of the water lily.
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Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which are blotched with black.
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Lilium Martagon, a red lily with recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, Lilium superbum.
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the Nymphæa, a plant with floating roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals, usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow. [See Illust. of Nymphæa.]