daylily
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of daylily
First recorded in 1590–1600
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You can find most everything in near-black these days, from tiny violas such as ‘Molly Sanderson’ to the daylily ‘Sweet Hot Chocolate’ and even a bittersweet-toned dahlia called ‘Karma Choc.’
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
This is why nobody was expecting the opening scene of "Top Gun: Maverick" to show the title character, say, doddering around his ailing daylily farm.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2022
She has poured a glass of milk and picked a daylily from the long drive, put the flower in a silver bud vase.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
But the director has found his most peculiar metaphor for his own fame in a horticulturalist who wins at the daylily equivalent of the Oscars.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
“I still don’t think you should,” Bando says as I serve him the fish on a nice thin slab of slate, garnished with watercress and crisp daylily roots.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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