Lily (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural lil·ies.
  1. any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
  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. a split in which the five, seven, and ten pins remain standing.
adjective
  1. white as a lily: her lily hands.
  2. delicately fair: a lily maiden.
  3. pure; unsullied: the lily truth.
  4. pale; fragile; weak.
Idioms
  1. gild1 (def. 4).
noun
  1. a female given name.
noun plural lilies
  1. 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
  2. the bulb or flower of any of these plants
  3. any of various similar or related plants, such as the water lily, plantain lily, and day lily
Lily (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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