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hemerocallis

hemerocallis noun: any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.

Noun

hemerocallis (plural hemerocallises)

  1. Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.

Forms of hemerocallis

pluralhemerocallises

Origin of hemerocallis

From the genus name.

Questions about hemerocallis

What does hemerocallis mean?
Hemerocallis means any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.
What part of speech is hemerocallis?
Hemerocallis is a noun.
What is the plural of hemerocallis?
The plural of hemerocallis is hemerocallises.

Words near hemerocallis in the dictionary

  1. Hemerobaptists
  2. hemerobian
  3. hemerobians
  4. hemerobiid
  5. hemerobiids
  6. hemerocallis
  7. hemerocallises
  8. hemerochore
  9. hemerochores
  10. hemerochoric
  11. hemerochorous

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