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
Eastwood’s Stone is a celebrated horticulturalist whose specialty is the daylily, a fragile flower that blooms for 24 hours a year.
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2018
Recently I’ve been wondering about daylily flower fritters, made the way I make squash blossom fritters, for which I stuff the flowers with cheese, swish them in batter and fry them in oil.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2017
Who else would have a container made out of two huge sycamore leaves sewn together with wild grapevine thread and filled with daylily buds?
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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