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Uncommonlily
The correct spelling is lily.
How to pronounce lily
/ˈlɪli/
nounIPA: /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.Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- 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.The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
- 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.(usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
adjective
- 1.White (as a racial epithet).
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