lily
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
Other meanings
Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
Kinds of lily
- mountain lily
- wild yellow lily
- white lily
- tiger lily
- white trumpet lily
- coast lily
- leopard lily
- wood lily
Word history
From Ancient Greek "λείριον".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lily” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.