lily
noun
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
lily-like
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a word derived from
lily.
Example Sentences
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The species Erythronium revolutum is small, with rose-pink, lily-like flowers and mottled leaves.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2016
The fourth man holds lily-like flowers and an ear of corn, which feature in Shakespeare’s earliest poem and play in print—Venus and Adonis, published in 1593, and Titus Andronicus in 1594.
From Time ● May 19, 2015
And one there was among them, so lily-like in face, so gentle-voiced and fair, that Ederyn well-nigh forgot his oath, and felt full glad when for a space the king's call ceased to sound.
From The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
There lily-like she bow'd her head and slept, And I breathed low, and did not dare to move, But sat and quiver'd inwardly, thoughts crept, And frighten'd me with pulses of my Love.
From The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems by William Morris
This was a religious appreciation of Sir Arthur’s great quality—his smooth and rounded, his blooming lily-like exemption from social flaws.
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James
