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Meaning of lily

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lily

Pronunciation:/ˈlɪli/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.

  2. 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.

  3. The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.

  4. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.

adjective

Definitions

  1. White (as a racial epithet).