[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lily \lil"y\ li^l"y^, n.; pl. lilies li^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.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            but sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
                                                  --sir t.
                                                  browne.
      1913 webster

   4. auction bridge a royal spade; -- usually in pl. see
      royal spade, below.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   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 nymphaea, a plant with floating
      roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
      usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
      see illust. of nymphaea.
      1913 webster
see also:
lilies flower-de-luce lilium lilium candidum lilium longiflorum lilium philadelphicum 
lilium chalcedonicum lilium auratum pancratium crinum amaryllis 
nerine royal spade african lily agapanthus umbellatus atamasco lily 
zephyranthes zephyranthes atamasco blackberry lily pardanthus chinensis bourbon lily 
butterfly lily mariposa lily lily beetle crioceris merdigera lily daffodil 
narcissus lily encrinite encrinus liliiformis encrinite lily hyacinth 
hyacinthus lily iron lily of the valley convallaria majalis lily pad 
tiger lily lilium tigrinum turk's-cap lily lilium martagon lilium superbum 
water lily nymphaea 

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