lilly-pilly

/ (ˈlɪlɪˌpɪlɪ) /

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noun

Australian a tall myrtaceous tree, Acmena smithii, having dark green leaves, spikes of feathery flowers, and white to purplish edible berries

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Word Origin for lilly-pilly

C19: of uncertain origin

Words nearby lilly-pilly

Lillian, Lillibullero, Lilliput, Lilliputian, Lillo, lilly-pilly, Lilo, Lilongwe, lilt, lily, Lilyan

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How to use lilly-pilly in a sentence

The first bill President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which called for equal pay among the sexes.
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And then, according to Lilly Ledbetter in the Washington Post of January 19, 2014, the President virtually stopped.
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Days after his Inaugural, on January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay law.
Whither the Women’s Movement?|Judith Barnett|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Lilly… Ledbetter…” we whisper to ourselves as we frown at men.
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A travelogue of the drug-testing labs at Pfizer, Eli Lilly, or GlaxoSmithKline would likely be soporific.
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"Me t'ink Massa Figgins getting lilly soft in him nut; him losing him hair turn him mad," he said to himself.
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So says Lilly; but it is certain that if an astrologer be in earnest, he must deceive himself, if he do not deceive others.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
Lilly continued some time longer in the service of Master Gilbert Wright.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
Lilly ran in hot haste under an old ash-tree, and immediately the cannon-shot came hissing over their heads.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
The practice of astrology must have been exceedingly lucrative, for Lilly is known to have acquired a considerable fortune.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams