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Daylily   Listen
noun
daylily, day lily  n.  (Bot.)
(a)
Any plant of a genus of plants (Hemerocallis) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange flowers, which often bloom for only one day.
(b)
A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers.






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"Daylily" Quotes from Famous Books



... at all necessary," returned Molly dryly. "Cousin Elsie has all the consolation she needs. She came to me for a few moments the very day Lily died, and though I could see plainly that she had been weeping, her face was perfectly calm and peaceful; and she told me that her heart sang for joy when she thought of her ...
— Elsie's children • Martha Finley

... The day lily had broad, soft leaves without a single thorn. It spread them away from the prickly bush. The tulips had tall, smooth leaves. They held them very high, and away from the bush that was so full of thorns. The white rabbit that lived in the garden and loved to sun himself beneath ...
— Tell Me Another Story - The Book of Story Programs • Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

... Antionous[obs3], Narcissus. peacock, butterfly; garden; flower of, pink of; bijou; jewel &c. (ornament) 847; work of art. flower, flow'ret gay[obs3], wildflower; rose[flowers: list], lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, ranunculus[ISA:herb@flowering], rhododendron, windflower. pleasurableness &c 829. beautifying; landscaping, landscape gardening; decoration &c. 847; calisthenics|!. [person who is beautiful] beauty; hunk [of men]. V. be ...
— Roget's Thesaurus



Words linked to "Daylily" :   Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, Hemerocallis, genus Hemerocallis, lemon lily, liliaceous plant



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