lily

/ˈlɪli/

/ˈlɪli/

Other forms: lilies

Definitions of lily

1. noun

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
   types:

   Lilium auratum, mountain lily

   Japanese lily with golden rays

   Canada lily, Lilium canadense, meadow lily, wild meadow lily, wild yellow lily

   common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown

   Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum, Madonna lily, white lily

   lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers

   Lilium catesbaei, leopard lily, pine lily, tiger lily

   lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals

   Columbia tiger lily, Lilium columbianum, Oregon lily

   lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers

   Lilium lancifolium, devil lily, kentan, tiger lily

   east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals

   Bermuda lily, Easter lily, Lilium longiflorum, white trumpet lily

   tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring

   Lilium maritinum, coast lily

   orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States

   Lilium martagon, Turk's-cap, martagon

   lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia

   Lilium michiganense, Michigan lily

   lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots

   Lilium pardalinum, leopard lily, panther lily

   lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers

   Lilium philadelphicum, wood lily

   lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers

   Lilium superbum, Turk's cap-lily, Turk's-cap

   lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber