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• Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).From the entry hair
• The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.From the entry opening
• Lily was pronounced dead at the scene.From the entry dead
• I planted a row of lilies around the statue.From the entry around
• The table was piled with odorous lilies.From the entry odorous
• The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and include all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc.From the entry endogen
• It is likely that the Sardinian forms are related to Lat. afrissa 'dragon lily'.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 66. From the entry isogloss
• As a Christian, we refer to them as the holly lily crowd.2023 September 25, @DavidBranscum, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2025. From the entry holly-lily
• You're as pale as a lily and as thin as a yard of pump water.2018, Gloria Cook, Never Just a Memory, Canelo, →ISBN. From the entry thin as a yard of pump water
• Some suggestions include pothos, philodendrons, arrowheads, Chinese evergreens, peace lilies and zamioculcas (or “ZZ”).2015, Nathan Williams, The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 277. From the entry windowsill
• Deciduous or evergreen, especially in mild climates, torch lilies are tough and long lasting.2015 January 22, Ruth Rogers Clausen, Thomas Christopher, Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home…. From the entry torch lily
• Lily resisted the pamby girl impulse to fold her arms across her chest.2014, Tracy Manaster, “Angels and Orifices”, in You Could Be Home by Now, Blue Ash, Oh.: Tyrus Books, →ISBN, page 157. From the entry pamby
• But not just ordinary roses or tulips, she had majestic African lilies and exotic oriental orchids.2010, Avionne Anthony, The Witness, page 146. From the entry African lily
• Sliding glass windows opened so the hummingbirds could flit through, siphoning nectar from the cut ginger lilies.2009, Monique Roffey, The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, page 21. From the entry ginger lily
• Lily sat in her chair, under her blanket, seventy-six years old, an age she called 'impossible'.2008, Stephen Baxter, Flood, Gollancz, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 533. From the entry Chu-mu-lang-ma
• The outdoor setting around the lily ponds in the twin courtyards of the Enid A.2007 October 19, Paula Deitz, “In Autumn, a Garden Lover’s Thoughts Turn to Kiku”, in New York Times. From the entry opulent
• The ewer was on the mantelpiece, crowded today with white lilies and white mop-headed chrysanths.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 12, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry chrysanth
• Lily: I couldn't just abandon my friends to this creepy crawler!1999, Mona the Vampire, "The Dreaded Human Spider" (season 1, episode 5a). From the entry creepy crawler
• The white banner with the golden lilies of France has been unfurled.1988, Robert Irwin, The Mysteries of Algiers, Dedalus, published 1993, page 58. From the entry oriflamme
• Plant cannas, tigridias, daylilies, dahlias, glads and lilies, all in shades of red, orange and yellow.1973, Jerry Baker, Make Friends with Your Bulbs, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, page 43. From the entry tigridia
• This is so particularly in the case of lilies of the valley, gardenia, frangipani, and henna.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 98. From the entry henna
• Like the water lily, endive, and lettuce, rue was believed to have anti-aphrodisiac properties.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 211. From the entry rue
• The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 16. From the entry lechery
• The rest of your outfit was just gilding that lily of a sweat shirt."1959, John Knowles, chapter 8, in A Separate Peace. From the entry sweat shirt
• Lilies can be a many-tongued person that remains silent.2022, Mohammad H. Tamdgidi, Omar Khayyam’s Secret, page 472. From the entry many-tongued
• The florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) (with the peace lily) was the most potent of the superplants tested by NASA.2018, Basmati, Garden Themes: inspiring garden collections & design ideas, page 62. From the entry superplant
• Lily squealed, and Ian’s chocolate-chippy grin spread ear to ear.2018, Erin McKenzie, Taking Chances, Bold Strokes Books, →ISBN. From the entry chocolate-chippy
• Thick vegetation, lily pads, weed beds and any sort of cover is a typical summer home for a largie.2015 October 2, “Take advantage of fall fishing opportunities”, in The Kingston Whig-Standard. From the entry largie
• Lily left, and I just closed all the doors."2013, Kathleen Eagle, One Less Lonely Cowboy, page 41. From the entry guiltylike
• A good example are the white lilies in 'Incarnation'.2010, Spank Moons, In Questa Tomba Oscura the Skull Within. From the entry flowerpetal
• This is later on, when the days have lengthened and the dandles of swamp lilies flame in the ditches.2009, Alice Munro, “Fiction”, in Too Much Happiness, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. From the entry swamp lily
• Lily chewed her cheek and pondered a message carved into the wood that said: Johnny loves Rosie 4Ever.2008, Denise Hamilton, The Last Embrace, Scribner, →ISBN, page 286. From the entry 4ever
• There was a gigantic electrolier, ten feet high, with upward-curling gilt branches opening into cloudy glass lilies of light.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry electrolier
• Our green lily is a cunjevoi, botanical name Alocasia macrorrhiza.1997, John Griffin, Back Yard: A Gardening Life, page 62. From the entry cunjevoi
• In his black suit he stood in the dark glass where the lilies leaned so palely from their waisted cutglass vase.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, →ISBN, page 3. From the entry waisted
• Its family, Xyridaceae, is closely allied to the lilies: xyrids have three stamens, while lilies generally have six.1987, Elizabeth Conebere, Wildflowers of south-eastern Australia, page 48. From the entry xyrid
• Lily is an amateuse, and it takes the heart out of her work to steal something she can’t wear.1977, The National Society of Film Critics on Movie Comedy, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry amateuse
• Flowers grow here as they will, lilies of the valley, wild garlic and fraise du bois all tangled up together.1968, Mary Hayley Bell, What Shall We Do Tomorrow?, London: Cassell, →ISBN, page 193. From the entry fraise du bois
• And looks—well, we conscientiously work at keeping our lilies giltless.1961, The New Yorker - Volume 37, Part 3, page 121. From the entry giltless

Meaning of lily

1. noun Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
2. noun 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.
3. noun The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.

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Questions about lily in a sentence

How do you use lily in a sentence?

Lily is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).”

What is a short sentence with lily?

“Lily was pronounced dead at the scene.”

What does lily mean?

Lily means any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.