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lily

The correct spelling is lily.

How to pronounce lily

/ˈlɪli/
noun

IPA: /ˈlɪli/

Say it like: Lil-ee

The correct spelling is lily. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
  2. 2.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. 3.The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
  4. 4.The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  5. 5.(usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.

adjective

  1. 1.White (as a racial epithet).

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