flame lily
flame lily noun: a Gloriosa lily (superb lily) whose yellow and red petals look like wavy, rising wisps of flame.
Noun
flame lily (plural flame lilies)
- A Gloriosa lily (superb lily) whose yellow and red petals look like wavy, rising wisps of flame.
- At Christmas we used to gather [...] bunches of gloriosa flame lilies and orchids like white hyacinths.1992, Monica Fisher, Nswana--the Heir: The Life and Times of Charles Fisher, a Surgeon in Central Africa, page 225
- [see chapter title]2012 December 6, J. F. Finnie, J. Van Staden, “X Gloriosa superba L. (Flame Lily)”, in Y.P.S Bajaj, editor, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 146
- Synonyms:
- fire lily
- Synonym of wood lily.
- Synonyms:
- wood lily
flame lily meaning in Tamil
flame lily in Tamil
- flame lily
- காந்தள் kāntaḷ
Synonyms of flame lily
Forms of flame lily
| plural | flame lilies |
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Questions about flame lily
- What does flame lily mean?
- Flame lily means a Gloriosa lily (superb lily) whose yellow and red petals look like wavy, rising wisps of flame.
- What is flame lily in Tamil?
- Flame lily in Tamil is காந்தள் (kāntaḷ). See Flame lily meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is flame lily?
- Flame lily is a noun.
- What is the plural of flame lily?
- The plural of flame lily is flame lilies.
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