| 单词 | lily |
| 释义 | lily 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. the African lily. c the water lily. 2. a person or thing of special whiteness or purity. 3. a heraldic fleur-de-lis. 4. (attrib.) a delicately white (a lily hand). b pallid. Phrases and idioms lily-livered cowardly. lily of the valley any liliaceous plant of the genus Convallaria, with oval leaves in pairs and racemes of white bell-shaped fragrant flowers. lily-pad a floating leaf of a water lily. lily-white 1. as white as a lily. 2. faultless. Derivatives lilied adj. Etymology: OE lilie f. L lilium prob. f. Gk leirion |
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