Thesaurus: lily

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1. n. 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.
2. n. 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.
3. n. 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.
4. n. any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
5. A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbousplants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens,and a superior three-celled ovary.
6. n:100 n. any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers