lily

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪli/ Rhymes: -ɪli === Noun === lily (plural lilies) Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other. (heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge. (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity. ==== Alternative forms ==== lilly (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cornish: lili → Indonesian: lili → Malay: lili → Malayalam: ലില്ലി (lilli) → Thai: ลิลลี่ (lin-lîi) → Welsh: lili ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === lily (not comparable) (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet). === Anagrams === illy == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɪlɪ] === Participle === lily inflection of lít: inanimate masculine plural past active participle feminine plural past active participle