The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bermuda lily — Easter lily Eas ter lil y (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also {Annunciation lily}. (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bermuda lily — noun tall lily have large white trumpet shaped flowers that bloom in the spring • Syn: ↑Easter lily, ↑white trumpet lily, ↑Lilium longiflorum • Hypernyms: ↑lily * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a lily that … Useful english dictionary
Bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel shaped flowers, cultivated esp. as an Easter lily. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
Bermuda lily — Bermu′da lil′y n. pln a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel shaped flowers • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
lily — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bulb, Lilium (Latin), fleur de lis; see flower 1 , plant . Varieties of lilies include: wood, meadow, Easter, Bermuda, Canada, canadense, superbum, golden banded, tiger, regal, Madonna, Annunciation, coral, Turk s cap, common … English dictionary for students
Annunciation lily — noun lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel shaped white flowers • Syn: ↑Madonna lily, ↑white lily, ↑Lent lily, ↑Lilium candidum • Hypernyms: ↑lily * * * noun Usage: usually capitaliz … Useful english dictionary
Annunciation lily — Easter lily Eas ter lil y (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also {Annunciation lily}. (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Easter lily — Eas ter lil y (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also {Annunciation lily}. (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum eximium}, syn. {L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white trumpet lily — noun tall lily have large white trumpet shaped flowers that bloom in the spring • Syn: ↑Easter lily, ↑Bermuda lily, ↑Lilium longiflorum • Hypernyms: ↑lily * * * noun : a lily (Lilium longiflorum) with very fragrant … Useful english dictionary
Easter lily — noun tall lily have large white trumpet shaped flowers that bloom in the spring • Syn: ↑Bermuda lily, ↑white trumpet lily, ↑Lilium longiflorum • Hypernyms: ↑lily * * * noun, pl ⋯ lilies [count] : a white garden flower that blooms in spring … Useful english dictionary
