[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 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lily
     n : any liliaceous plant of the genus lilium having showy
         pendulous flowers

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

lily
     
        lisp library a c++ class library by roger sheldon
         which gives c++ programmers the
        capability to write lisp-style code.  lily's garbage
        collection mechanism is not sufficient for commercial use
        however and the documentation is incomplete.  it is
        distributed under the gnu library general public license.
     
        version: 0.1.
     
        ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/uploads/lily-0.1.tar.gz.
     
        1993-11-08
     
     
see also:
c++ class lisp garbage collection gnu general public license 
lt;ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/uploads/lily-0.1.tar.gzgt; 

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

lily
   the hebrew name shushan or shoshan, i.e., "whiteness", was used
   as the general name of several plants common to syria, such as
   the tulip, iris, anemone, gladiolus, ranunculus, etc. some
   interpret it, with much probability, as denoting in the old
   testament the water-lily nymphoea lotus of linn., or lotus
   cant. 2:1, 2; 2:16; 4:5; 5:13; 6:2, 3; 7:2. "its flowers are
   large, and they are of a white colour, with streaks of pink.
   they supplied models for the ornaments of the pillars and the
   molten sea" 1 kings 7:19, 22, 26; 2 chr. 4:5. in the canticles
   its beauty and fragrance shadow forth the preciousness of christ
   to the church. groser, however scrip. nat. hist., strongly
   argues that the word, both in the old and new testaments,
   denotes liliaceous plants in general, or if one genus is to be
   selected, that it must be the genus iris, which is "large,
   vigorous, elegant in form, and gorgeous in colouring."
   
     the lilies gr. krinia spoken of in the new testament matt.
   6:28; luke 12:27 were probably the scarlet martagon lilium
   chalcedonicum or "red turk's-cap lily", which "comes into
   flower at the season of the year when our lord's sermon on the
   mount is supposed to have been delivered. it is abundant in the
   district of galilee; and its fine scarlet flowers render it a
   very conspicous and showy object, which would naturally attract
   the attention of the hearers" balfour's plants of the bible.
   
     of the true "floral glories of palestine" the pheasant's eye
   adonis palestina, the ranunuculus r. asiaticus, and the
   anemone a coronaria, the last named is however, with the
   greatest probability regarded as the "lily of the field" to
   which our lord refers. "certainly," says tristram nat. hist. of
   the bible, "if, in the wondrous richness of bloom which
   characterizes the land of israel in spring, any one plant can
   claim pre-eminence, it is the anemone, the most natural flower
   for our lord to pluck and seize upon as an illustration, whether
   walking in the fields or sitting on the hill-side." "the white
   water-lily nymphcea alba and the yellow water-lily nuphar
   lutea are both abundant in the marshes of the upper jordan, but
   have no connection with the lily of scripture."
   

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

lily, ky
  zip codes: 40740
lily, sd town, fips 37140
  location: 45.18138 n, 97.68118 w
  population 1990: 26 19 housing units
  area: 1.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 57274
lily, wi
  zip codes: 54445

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

lily, sd -- u.s. town in south dakota
   population 2000:    21
   housing units 2000: 14
   land area 2000:     0.303393 sq. miles 0.785785 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.303393 sq. miles 0.785785 sq. km
   fips code:            37140
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             45.181496 n, 97.682783 w
   zip codes 1990:     57274
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    lily, sd
    lily

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