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Definitions for Lily

[1] any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Compare lily family.
[2] the flower or the bulb of such a plant.
[3] any of various related or similar plants or their flowers, as the mariposa lily or the calla lily.
[4] fleur-de-lis, especially as the symbol of France.
[5] Bowling . a split in which the five, seven, and ten pins remain standing.
[6] white as a lily: her lily hands.
[7] delicately fair: a lily maiden.
[8] pure; unsullied: the lily truth.
[9] pale; fragile; weak.
[10] gild the lily . gild1(def 4) .
[11] a female given name.
[12] any liliaceous perennial plant of the N temperate genus Lilium, such as the Turk's-cap lily and tiger lily, having scaly bulbs and showy typically pendulous flowers
[13] the bulb or flower of any of these plants
[14] any of various similar or related plants, such as the water lily, plantain lily, and day lily

Words nearby Lily

lillo, lilly-pilly, lilo, lilongwe, lilt, lily, lily family, lily iron, lily of the valley, lily pad, lily-livered

Origin of Lily

before 1000; Middle English, Old English lilie < Latin līlium; compare Greek leírion

Other words from Lily

lil·y·like , adjective

Word origin for Lily

Old English, from Latin līlium; related to Greek leirion lily