# lily
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɪli/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪli

### Noun

lily (plural lilies)
* Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
* Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
* (heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
* The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
** 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica:But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
* (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
* (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.

#### Alternative forms

* lilly (obsolete)

#### Derived terms

* adobe lily
* African lily
* Amazon lily
* annunciation lily
* arum lily
* atamasco lily
* Atamasco lily
* Atamosco lily
* avalanche lily
* Aztec lily
* Barbados lily
* bead lily
* belladonna lily
* Bermuda lily
* blackberry lily
* blood lily
* Bolander's lily
* bullhead lily
* bush lily
* butterfly lily
* calla lily
* Canada lily
* candelabra lily
* Catesby's lily
* Christmas lily
* cobra lily
* cow lily
* Darling lily
* day lily
* desert lily
* Easter lily
* Egyptian water-lily
* fairy lily
* false lily of the valley
* fawn lily
* feathery false lily of the valley
* fire lily
* fragrant water lily
* gild the lily
* glacier lily
* glory lily
* goldband lily
* Guernsey lily
* Humboldt's lily
* Ifafa lily
* impala lily
* Inca lily
* Jacobean lily
* Josephine's lily
* kaffir lily
* lemon lily
* Lenten lily
* Lent lily
* leopard lily
* lilied
* lily crucifix
* lily foot
* lily-handed
* lily iron
* lily-livered
* lily of the field
* lily of the Incas
* lily of the Nile
* lily of the valley
* lily-of-the-valley
* lily pad
* lily-white
* Macquarie lily
* Madonna lily
* Mariposa lily
* mariposa lily
* May lily
* Murray lily
* nodding blue lily
* orange lily
* palm lily
* panther lily
* peace lily
* Peruvian lily
* pineapple lily
* piss lily
* plantain lily
* pond lily
* rain lily
* red spider lily
* resurrection lily
* rock lily
* rush lily
* sand lily
* Scarborough lily
* scarlet lily beetle
* sea lily
* slime lily
* spear lily
* spider lily
* star lily
* stinking corpse lily
* stone-lily
* straw lily
* superb lily
* surprise lily
* swamp lily
* sword lily
* tiger-lily
* tiger lily
* torch lily
* trout lily
* Turk's cap lily
* water lily
* water-lily
* white water lily
* wild lily-of-the-valley
* yellow pond lily
* yellow pond-lily
* zephyr lily

#### Translations
### Adjective

lily (not comparable)
* (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).
** 1994, Colleen Faulkner, Captive:"Can't you see I'm trying to save your lily ass?" "I don't want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand.

### Anagrams

* illy

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɪlɪ]

### Participle

lily
* inflection of lít:
** inanimate masculine plural past active participle
** feminine plural past active participle