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lily of the valley
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Lily of the valley
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) 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.
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3. 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.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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lily of the valley
(wn) | lily of the valley
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, May lily, Convallaria majalis] |
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false lily of the valley
(encz) | false lily of the valley, n: |
lily of the valley
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wild lily of the valley
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false lily of the valley
(wn) | false lily of the valley
n 1: small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan [syn:
false lily of the valley, Maianthemum bifolium]
2: small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts
of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
[syn: false lily of the valley, Maianthemum canadense] |
lily of the valley
(wn) | lily of the valley
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, May lily, Convallaria majalis] |
wild lily of the valley
(wn) | wild lily of the valley
n 1: evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-
white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old
and New Worlds [syn: wild lily of the valley, {Pyrola
rotundifolia}]
2: North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped
flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
[syn: wild lily of the valley, shinleaf, {Pyrola
elliptica}] |
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