african lily

  • 21Lily (disambiguation) — Lily is the common English name for plants of the Lilium (genus) or Liliaceae (family).The term lily , together with a modifier, is also applied to a large number of other plants, which have flowers that may resemble true lilies to a greater or… …

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  • 22African tulip — noun African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet blue flowers • Syn: ↑African lily, ↑blue African lily, ↑Agapanthus africanus • Hypernyms: ↑agapanthus, ↑lily of the Nile • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 23lily of the Nile — noun any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers • Syn: ↑agapanthus • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑African lily, ↑African tulip, ↑blue African lily, ↑ …

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  • 24lily-of-the-Nile — skėtinis agapantas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agapantinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Agapanthus africanus), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Agapanthus africanus angl. African agapanthus; African lily; blue African lily;… …

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  • 25lily — lilylike, adj. /lil ee/, n., pl. lilies, adj. n. 1. any scaly bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel shaped or bell shaped flowers. Cf. lily family. 2. the flower or the bulb of such a plant. 3. any of various related or similar… …

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  • 26African agapanthus — skėtinis agapantas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agapantinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Agapanthus africanus), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Agapanthus africanus angl. African agapanthus; African lily; blue African lily;… …

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  • 27Lily — /lil e/, n. a female given name. Also, Lilly. * * * (as used in expressions) day lily African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the valley Lily William water lily * * * ▪ plant       the common na …

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  • 28lily — n. (pl. ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet shaped often spotted flowers on a tall slender stem, e.g. the madonna lily and tiger lily. b any of several other plants of the family Liliaceae with similar flowers, e.g.… …

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  • 29African — Africanness, n. /af ri keuhn/, adj. 1. Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Africa. 3. (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry. [ < L Africanus, equiv. to&#8230; …

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  • 30lily-of-the-Nile — /lil ee euhv dheuh nuyl /, n. a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers. Also called African lily. * * * …

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