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单词 hemerocallis
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Hemerocallis

[ hem-er-uh-kal-is ]
/ ˌhɛm ər əˈkæl ɪs /

noun

the genus comprising the day lilies.

Origin of Hemerocallis

1615–25; <New Latin <Greek hēmerokallís, equivalent to hēméra day + kállos beauty

Words nearby Hemerocallis

hematuria, heme, Hemel Hempstead, hemelytron, hemeralopia, Hemerocallis, Hemet, hemi, -hemia, hemiacetal, hemiageusia
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Example sentences from the Web for Hemerocallis

  • Another very poor combination that is in my garden, much to my sorrow, is hemerocallis and siberica iris.

    Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
  • Day Lily is a name applied also to species of Hemerocallis, which are yellow-flowered lilies.

    The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
  • This day lily (hemerocallis fulva) is sister to the familiar and showy lemon lily of old gardens (hemerocallis flava).

    The Garden, You, and I|Mabel Osgood Wright
  • Hemerocallis fulva and flava, interchanging by bud-variation, i. 386.

    The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for Hemerocallis

hemerocallis
/ (ˌhɛmərəʊˈkælɪs) /

noun

See day lily

Word Origin for hemerocallis

from Greek hemera day + kallos beautiful
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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