lily

(Inglese)

Noun

1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
2. 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.
3. The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
4. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
5. (plural-normally) A royal spade in auction bridge.
6. The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.

Adj

White (as a racial epithet).

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlɪli/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: lilie

Ereditato da inglese antico: lilie

In summary

From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.

Concetti

giglio

fiordaliso

mughetto

sinonimi

lotus

🪷

lily root

fragile

pale

pure

waterlily

weak

white

fleur de lis

⚜️

water-lily

lily bulb

fair

lilium

flag

Traduzioni

Lilie

lelie

lys

lírio

azucena

lis

lilium

lliri

κρίνος

lilia

zambak

lirio

Lilium

λειρί

Cardiocrinum