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daylily
day·lil·y or day lily D5045600 (dā′lĭl′ē)n. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Hemerocallis, native to Eurasia and widely cultivated for their large colorful flowers, which remain open for only one day. Also called hemerocallis.day′lil`y or day′ lil′y, n. any lily of the genus Hemerocallis, having short-lived yellow, orange, or red flowers. [1590–1600] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | daylily - any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a dayday lilyliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tubergenus Hemerocallis, Hemerocallis - east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily HemerocallidaceaeHemerocallis flava, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, lemon lily - a day lily with yellow flowers |
daylily
daylilytraditional symbol of flirtation. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]See: Flirtatiousnessdaylily
Synonyms for daylilynoun any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a daySynonymsRelated Words- liliaceous plant
- genus Hemerocallis
- Hemerocallis
- Hemerocallis flava
- Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
- lemon lily
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