Hemerocallis

[ hem-er-uh-kal-is ]

noun

1. the genus comprising the day lilies.

hemerocallis

/ ˌhɛmərəʊˈkælɪs /

noun

1. See day lily
   See day lily

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hemerocallis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hemerocallis¹

from Greek hemera day + kallos beautiful

Example Sentences

This day lily (hemerocallis fulva) is sister to the familiar and showy lemon lily of old gardens (hemerocallis flava).

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

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Day Lily is a name applied also to species of Hemerocallis, which are yellow-flowered lilies.

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Hemerocallis fulva and flava, interchanging by bud-variation, i. 386.

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