Definition of Lily

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Definition of Lily

Lily

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.

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.

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.

A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See Royal spade, below.

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Lily Quotations

Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
Edith Wharton

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Solomon Ibn Gabirol

I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.
Tracey Ullman

She seems to be having a pretty good time despite her worrying. That's Lily.
Dashiell Hammett

When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.
Leslie Caron

Then I became aware of the site as the traffic for it became higher. The most recent contact was this girl Lily. She wanted me to shoot her for the site and she actually showed up. There a lot of people who contact me to do a shoot for a website then you never hear from them.
Richard Kern

It may be that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,' but I should be loath to see a rose on a maiden's breast substituted by a flower, however beautiful and fragrant it might be, that is went by the name of the skunk lily.
Alexander Henry

The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence.
Nathaniel Parker Willis

Lily Translations

lily in Afrikaans is lelie
lily in Dutch is lelie
lily in French is lis
lily in German is Lilie
lily in Hungarian is liliom
lily in Italian is giglio
lily in Norwegian is lilje
lily in Spanish is azucena
lily in Swedish is lilja

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