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lilly-pilly

lilly-pilly noun: an myrtaceous tree found in Australia (Syzygium smithii) with smooth ovate leaves and panicles of small white flowers.

Noun

lilly-pilly (plural lilly-pillies)

  1. An myrtaceous tree found in Australia (Syzygium smithii) with smooth ovate leaves and panicles of small white flowers.
  2. Any of a number of related trees.

Forms of lilly-pilly

plurallilly-pillies
alternative formlillipilli
alternative formlilly pilly
alternative formlillypilly

Questions about lilly-pilly

What does lilly-pilly mean?
Lilly-pilly means an myrtaceous tree found in Australia (Syzygium smithii) with smooth ovate leaves and panicles of small white flowers.
What part of speech is lilly-pilly?
Lilly-pilly is a noun.
What is the plural of lilly-pilly?
The plural of lilly-pilly is lilly-pillies.

Words near lilly-pilly in the dictionary

  1. lilly pillies
  2. lilly pilly
  3. lilly-low
  4. lilly-lows
  5. lilly-pillies
  6. lilly-pilly
  7. Lillyan
  8. Lillyanna
  9. Lillyanne
  10. lillypillies
  11. lillypilly

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